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Buhl Joint School District 412

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Buhl Joint School District 412 is located in south Idaho. Buhl Joint School District 412 has 233.66 square miles of land area and 2.22 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buhl Joint School District 412 population is 8,559. Buhl Joint School District 412 median household income is $39,489 in 2010-2014. Buhl Joint School District 412 median house value is $144,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Buhl Joint School District 412 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (79 out of 109, bottom 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (99 out of 110, bottom 10%)* Rank: #98
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	8,559 (2010-2014), rank #37
Population Growth	-0.90% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	36.29/sq mi, rank #31
Median Household Income:	$39,489 at 2010-2014—12.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #84
Median House Price:	$144,400 at 2010-2014—9.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #56
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	233.66 sq mi, rank #76
Water Area:	2.22 sq mi (0.94%), rank #55
State:	Idaho
County:	Twin Falls County, Gooding County
City:	Buhl, Hagerman, Wendell
Zip:	83316, 83332, 83355
Area:	Twin Falls, ID

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Buhl Joint School District 412 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

920 Main St

Buhl ID, 83316, Twin Falls County

Phone: 208-543-6436

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,271	1,311	1,271	1,304	1,317	1,302	1,282
English Language Learner Students:	127	159	165	177	138	217	244
Total Teachers:	75.81	78.48	81.63	89.37	75.07	74.60	76.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	3.21	3.32	3.00	3.25	2.67	2.00	3.00
Elementary:	28.70	31.61	32.62	32.38	36.03	35.60	34.70
Secondary:	42.90	42.55	45.01	52.74	35.37	36.00	37.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	36.77	22.13	37.78	36.95	44.00	46.10	48.20
Instructional Aides:	8.06	12.40	10.54	11.16	10.56	12.70	12.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.13	0.23	1.92	1.40	1.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.14	0.06	0.07	0.10	1.00	1.90	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.06	0.07	0.10	1.00	1.30	1.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.14	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	1.26	1.26	1.19	1.26	1.30	0.70	0.70
District Administrators:	0.50	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.92	NA	2.94	2.94	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	1.56	1.69	1.68	1.16	2.50	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	5.62	6.72	4.56	5.53	6.00	4.80	4.80
Student Support Services:	18.71	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	15.67	13.57	15.72	15.60	17.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.77	16.70	15.57	14.59	17.54	17.45	16.87

Schools

Buhl High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Indian Territory, Buhl ID 83316
Buhl Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	525 Sawtooth Blvd, Buhl ID 83316
Popplewell Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 North Sixth Ave, Buhl ID 83316

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	46.8%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	64.6%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	66.6%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	70.9%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	28.6%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74.1%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76.7%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74.6%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.3%	85.7%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	27.3%	58.5%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.1%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.1%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.8%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.8%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62.2%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64.3%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70.4%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65.8%	72.7%
2008	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	18.2%	21.8%
2010	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	31.3%
2011	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	5%	26.4%
2012	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	16.7%	32.9%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	18.2%	31.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25%	28.6%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	26.7%	26.4%
2012	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	50%	21.5%
2013	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	8.3%	18.9%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	54.5%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	55.9%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	61.2%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.7%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	54.3%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	88.4%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.9%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.2%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	57.8%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.8%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	55.7%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	58%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	67%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.8%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.7%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.4%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.6%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	55.4%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	64.9%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.5%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.7%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	44.6%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	39.8%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	43.1%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	44.5%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	37.5%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.4%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	61.2%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	49.4%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	59%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	50%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	68.9%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72.7%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	62.8%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	72.8%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70.9%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76.9%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78.1%	82.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,891,000	$6,995		$9,095,000	$6,975		$9,194,000	$6,981
Federal:	$1,782,000	$1,402	20.0%	$1,902,000	$1,459	20.9%	$2,368,000	$1,798	25.8%
State:	$5,896,000	$4,639	66.3%	$6,154,000	$4,719	67.7%	$5,812,000	$4,413	63.2%
Local:	$1,213,000	$954	13.6%	$1,039,000	$797	11.4%	$1,014,000	$770	11.0%
Total Expenditures:	$8,628,000	$6,788		$8,517,000	$6,531		$9,144,000	$6,943
Total Current Expenditures:	$7,985,000	$6,282		$8,035,000	$6,162		$8,380,000	$6,363
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,766,000	$3,750	59.7%	$4,886,000	$3,747	60.8%	$5,060,000	$3,842	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$732,000	$576	9.2%	$828,000	$635	10.3%	$793,000	$602	9.5%
Administration:	$835,000	$657	10.5%	$792,000	$607	9.9%	$895,000	$680	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,652,000	$1,300	20.7%	$1,529,000	$1,173	19.0%	$1,632,000	$1,239	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$260,000	$205		$146,000	$112		$415,000	$315
Construction:	$0	$0		$76,000	$58		$304,000	$231
Total Other:	$1,000	$1		$1,000	$1		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$382,000	$301		$335,000	$257		$349,000	$265

Total Salary:	$4,295,000	$3,379		$4,488,000	$3,442		$4,699,000	$3,568
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,318,000	$2,611	77.3%	$3,485,000	$2,673	77.7%	$3,583,000	$2,721	76.3%
Other Salary:	$977,000	$769	22.7%	$1,003,000	$769	22.3%	$1,116,000	$847	23.7%
Total Benefit:	$1,643,000	$1,293		$1,665,000	$1,277		$1,683,000	$1,278
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,193,000	$939	72.6%	$1,211,000	$929	72.7%	$1,142,000	$867	67.9%
Other Benefit:	$450,000	$354	27.4%	$454,000	$348	27.3%	$541,000	$411	32.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	11.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	33.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,070.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,000.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,341.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,265.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$44,536.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,548.0

* Buhl Joint School District 412 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.