USA.com / Idaho / Jefferson County Joint School District 251

Jefferson County Joint School District 251

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

Jefferson County Joint School District 251 is located in east Idaho. Jefferson County Joint School District 251 has 344.10 square miles of land area and 5.22 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Jefferson County Joint School District 251 population is 22,305. Jefferson County Joint School District 251 median household income is $53,904 in 2010-2014. Jefferson County Joint School District 251 median house value is $160,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Jefferson County Joint School District 251 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (80 out of 109, bottom 27%) Elementary/Middle School: (27 out of 110, top 25%)* Rank: #58
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	11
Population	22,305 (2010-2014), rank #20
Population Growth	18.40% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	63.85/sq mi, rank #23
Median Household Income:	$53,904 at 2010-2014—4.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #13
Median House Price:	$160,700 at 2010-2014—3.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #36
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	344.10 sq mi, rank #65
Water Area:	5.22 sq mi (1.49%), rank #31
State:	Idaho
County:	Madison County, Jefferson County
City:	Menan, Roberts, Idaho Falls, Rigby, Lewisville
Zip:	83434, 83444, 83402, 83442, 83431, 83401
Area:	Rexburg, ID;Idaho Falls, ID

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

The Richest School Districts Nearby

House Price of School Districts Nearby

Jefferson County Joint School District 251 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3850 East 300 North

Rigby ID, 83442, Jefferson County

Phone: 208-745-6693

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,176	4,989	4,910	4,686	4,715	4,668	4,512
English Language Learner Students:	184	312	202	211	262	224	202
Total Teachers:	275.38	NA	249.08	236.80	240.25	235.80	225.60
Prekindergarten:	2.00	NA	2.16	0.00	2.00	2.00	1.50
Kindergarten:	11.65	NA	11.49	11.50	10.50	10.00	10.00
Elementary:	84.22	NA	102.42	103.00	121.01	117.60	112.20
Secondary:	177.51	NA	133.01	122.30	106.74	106.20	101.90
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	122.29	88.28	151.38	165.67	178.40	172.40	169.30
Instructional Aides:	35.04	48.50	33.26	35.24	36.23	34.00	34.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	1.00	2.79	3.00	2.50	2.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.42	4.00	2.03	5.43	9.50	11.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	5.50	4.50	4.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	2.00	0.03	3.43	4.00	6.50	5.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	6.42	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.57	0.00	0.42	0.50	1.25	0.90	1.10
Library/Media Support:	1.23	8.58	4.56	4.89	3.38	3.00	2.90
District Administrators:	1.67	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.30
District Administrative Support:	0.29	NA	6.73	6.71	7.21	8.20	6.90
School Administrators:	13.25	9.25	10.84	10.50	12.50	13.00	13.00
School Administrative Support:	17.00	17.95	13.00	13.15	13.50	13.00	12.90
Student Support Services:	46.82	NA	7.80	8.72	8.10	7.00	7.00
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	71.74	76.74	82.73	78.80	77.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.53	NA	19.71	19.79	19.63	19.80	20.00

Schools

Harwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 West Third North, Rigby ID 83442
Jefferson Alternative High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	529 North 3470 East, Menan ID 83434
Jefferson Alternative Jr High	Grade 7 to Grade 8	529 North 3470 East, Menan ID 83434
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	306 North 3700 East, Rigby ID 83442
Midway Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	623 North 3500 East, Menan ID 83434
Midway Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	305 North 3700 East, Rigby ID 83442
Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	305 North 3700 East, Rigby ID 83442
Rigby High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3833 East Rigby High Ln, Rigby ID 83442
Rigby Junior High School	Grade 8 to Grade 9	125 North First West St, Rigby ID 83442
Rigby Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	290 North 3800 East, Rigby ID 83442
Roberts Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	682 North 2858 East, Roberts ID 83444
South Fork Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	327 North 4100 East, Rigby ID 83442

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	67.2%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	29.1%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	69.2%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	72.1%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78.2%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.4%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.1%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77.1%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78.6%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	85.7%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	18.4%	58.5%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.3%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.6%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.4%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.5%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47.4%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57.7%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64.3%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73.1%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63.2%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.7%
2008	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	6.7%	21.8%
2009	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	14.5%	26%
2010	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	20.7%	31.3%
2011	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	25.4%	26.4%
2012	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	20%	32.9%
2013	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	26.5%	23.5%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	9.6%	25.2%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	15.2%	23%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	13.2%	31.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	17.4%	28.6%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	11.1%	26.4%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	23.3%	25%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	26.3%	38.4%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	29.2%	38.4%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	29.6%	40.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	30.4%	37.9%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	26.7%	40.8%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	38%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.3%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	85%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.4%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.8%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	80%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	74.2%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.5%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.8%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.1%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.7%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	76.1%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.9%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.3%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.4%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.3%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.4%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57.8%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	62.9%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	75.3%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.2%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.8%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.9%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	64.7%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	67.2%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	67.5%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	63.7%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79.1%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72.8%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	76.9%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	78%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84.7%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80.1%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$29,856,000	$6,081		$30,979,000	$6,611		$30,702,000	$6,512
Federal:	$3,272,000	$666	11.0%	$4,327,000	$923	14.0%	$6,653,000	$1,411	21.7%
State:	$21,374,000	$4,353	71.6%	$20,742,000	$4,426	67.0%	$19,866,000	$4,213	64.7%
Local:	$5,210,000	$1,061	17.5%	$5,910,000	$1,261	19.1%	$4,183,000	$887	13.6%
Total Expenditures:	$27,027,000	$5,504		$26,408,000	$5,636		$28,325,000	$6,007
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,200,000	$5,132		$24,785,000	$5,289		$26,639,000	$5,650
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,401,000	$3,137	61.1%	$15,694,000	$3,349	63.3%	$16,473,000	$3,494	61.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,223,000	$453	8.8%	$2,067,000	$441	8.3%	$2,681,000	$569	10.1%
Administration:	$2,200,000	$448	8.7%	$2,133,000	$455	8.6%	$2,505,000	$531	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,376,000	$1,095	21.3%	$4,891,000	$1,044	19.7%	$4,980,000	$1,056	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$315,000	$64		$171,000	$36		$573,000	$122
Construction:	$24,000	$5		$27,000	$6		$185,000	$39
Total Other:	$48,000	$10		$34,000	$7		$24,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$1,464,000	$298		$1,418,000	$303		$1,089,000	$231

Total Salary:	$15,233,000	$3,102		$15,315,000	$3,268		$16,653,000	$3,532
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,739,000	$2,187	70.5%	$10,913,000	$2,329	71.3%	$11,400,000	$2,418	68.5%
Other Salary:	$4,494,000	$915	29.5%	$4,402,000	$939	28.7%	$5,253,000	$1,114	31.5%
Total Benefit:	$5,087,000	$1,036		$5,242,000	$1,119		$5,495,000	$1,165
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,551,000	$723	69.8%	$3,783,000	$807	72.2%	$3,854,000	$817	70.1%
Other Benefit:	$1,536,000	$313	30.2%	$1,459,000	$311	27.8%	$1,641,000	$348	29.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,336.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,213.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,075.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,002.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,687.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,220.0

* Jefferson County Joint School District 251 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.