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Boundary County School District

District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,441 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Boundary County School District is a school district in Idaho (Boundary County). During the 2023 school year, 1,441 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Election rules
* 1.2 Election dates and frequency
* 1.3 Election system
* 1.3.1 Party labels on the ballot
* 1.3.2 Winning an election
* 1.3.3 Term length and staggering
* 1.3.4 Representation: at large vs. by sub-district
* 1.3.5 Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates
* 2 About the district
* 2.1 School board
* 2.2 Join the conversation about school board politics
* 2.3 District map
* 2.4 Overlapping state house districts
* 2.5 Budget
* 2.6 Academic performance
* 2.7 Students
* 2.8 Staff
* 2.9 Schools
* 3 About school boards
* 3.1 Education legislation in Idaho
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Elections

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### Election rules

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### Election dates and frequency[edit]

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Idaho are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years for all districts with elections governed by state law rather than a district-specific charter. As of 2022, Boise School district was the only district holding elections on a schedule dictated by its charter on a different date than the date provided by state law.

Boise School District board general elections are held on the first Tuesday of September in even-numbered years. The charter of the Boise School District was established in 1881, and, according to the secretary of state, the Boise School District is exempt from state law in cases of conflict with the charter.

See law: Idaho Statute Section 33-503
and Boise School District Charter Policy 1122

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state except the Boise School District

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state except the Boise School District. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

* Filing deadline date: September 5, 2025
* General election date: November 4, 2025

Recent or upcoming election dates for the Boise School District, according to its district-specific charter enacted in 1881 and, per the secretary of state, exempt from state law in the case of conflict with the charter

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for the Boise School District, according to its district-specific charter enacted in 1881 and, per the secretary of state, exempt from state law in the case of conflict with the charter. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

* Filing deadline date: July 5, 2024
* General election date: September 3, 2024

### Election system[edit]

School board members in Idaho are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Idaho Statute Section 33-503

#### Party labels on the ballot[edit]

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Idaho are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Idaho Statute establishes that school board candidates qualify for the ballot according to the nonpartisan candidate nominating petition process, not through a primary election or political party nomination process. Idaho Statute states that school board candidate nomination petitions, "shall bear the name of the candidate, state the term for which declaration of candidacy is made, and bear the signature of not less than five (5) school district electors" and does not provide for party affiliation information.

See law: Idaho Statute Section 33-501

#### Winning an election[edit]

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

See law: Idaho Statute Section 33-503 and Boise School District Charter Policy 1120

#### Term length and staggering[edit]

School board members have four-year terms for all districts except the Boise School District.

The Boise School District board members serve six-year terms.

See law: Idaho State Statue 33-501 and Boise School District Charter.3

#### Representation: at large vs. by sub-district[edit]

School districts in Idaho elect board members by trustee zones (sub-districts) unless they are one of the four districts as of 2022 that were governed by charter rather than statute or that had fewer than 140 registered voters and requested to hold at large elections. School board members must be electors of their district and must reside in the trustee zone they are seeking to represent. Voters within each trustee zone vote for their representative board members. The remaining school board members can appoint a member to fill a vacancy from the district at large if they are unable to appoint a trustee from the correct trustee zone after 90 days.

School districts in Idaho with board member elections governed at least partially by local charter rather than statute can elect school board members at large by voters from the entire district instead of by trustee areas. Districts with fewer than 140 registered voters can also request to have at-large elections as well, according to statute. As of 2022, four districts elected board members at large rather than by trustee areas: Boise School District, Emmett Independent School District, Lewiston Independent School District No. 1, and Three Creek School District #416.

See law: Idaho State Statue 33-501, Boise School District Trustee Election Information, and Idaho State Statutes 34-1414 and Idaho State Statue 33-501, Boise School District Trustee Election Information, and Idaho State Statutes 34-1414

#### Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates[edit]

School board candidates in Idaho must file nomination petitions by 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Friday before the election, which means the filing deadline is in early September 60 days before the November odd-year election for all school districts except the Boise School District. Nominating petitions require signatures from five electors in the district.

Candidates for the Boise School District Board of Trustees must file nomination petitions by 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Friday before the September election, which means the filing deadline is in early July 60 days before the even-year election.

See law: Idaho State Statue 34-1404

State statute does not establish a date upon which school board candidates can begin to file nomination petitions or start to collect the required five signatures.

See law: Idaho State Statue 34-1404

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election according to statute.

See law: Idaho State Statue 33-501

## About the district[edit]

### School board

The Boundary County School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board membersName| Year assumed office| Year term ends

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Mike Ferguson| |
Mary Fioravanti| |
Candice Kelly| |
Ron MacDonald| |
Teresa Rae| |

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### District map

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### Overlapping state house districts

Boundary County School DistrictOffice Name| Current Officeholder| Party| % School District Covered| % Other District Covered

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Idaho House of Representatives District 1A| Mark Sauter| Republican Party|  100% |  42%
Idaho House of Representatives District 1B| Cornel Rasor| Republican Party|  100% |  42%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

### Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

* Revenue
* Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021 SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT

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Federal: | $3,039,000 | $2,299 |  19%
Local: | $4,116,000 | $3,113 |  26%
State: | $8,636,000 | $6,533 |  55%
Total: | $15,791,000 | $11,945 |

Expenditures, 2020-2021 TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT

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Total Expenditures: | $13,757,000 | $10,406 |
Total Current Expenditures: | $13,202,000 | $9,986 |
Instructional Expenditures: | $7,402,000 | $5,599 |  54%
Student and Staff Support: | $1,090,000 | $824 |  8%
Administration: | $2,041,000 | $1,543 |  15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $2,669,000 | $2,018 |  19%
Total Capital Outlay: | $480,000 | $363 |
Construction: | $0 | $0 |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $0 | $0 |
Interest on Debt: | $75,000 | $56 |

### Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

* Mathematics
* Reading/language arts
* Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%)

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2020-2021 | 40 | PS | PS | 30-39 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 41
2018-2019 | 42 | PS | PS | 30-39 | 21-39 | 50-59 | 42
2017-2018 | 34 | PS | PS | 20-29 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 34
2016-2017 | 31 | >=50 | PS | 20-29 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 31
2015-2016 | 33 | >=50 | PS | 20-29 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 33
2014-2015 | 30 | <50 | PS | 20-29 | <=20 | 40-59 | 31
2013-2014 | 80-89 |  | PS | PS | PS |  | >=80
2012-2013 | 78 | >=50 | PS | 60-69 | 60-79 | >=80 | 79
2011-2012 | 77 | >=50 | PS | 60-69 | 40-59 | >=50 | 78
2010-2011 | 77 | >=50 | PS | 60-69 | 40-59 | >=50 | 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%)

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2020-2021 | 58 | PS | PS | 60-69 | 40-59 | 60-79 | 58
2018-2019 | 57 | PS | PS | 40-49 | 40-59 | 70-79 | 57
2017-2018 | 55 | PS | PS | 40-49 | 40-59 | 60-79 | 55
2016-2017 | 46 | >=50 | PS | 30-39 | 40-59 | 60-79 | 46
2015-2016 | 50 | >=50 | PS | 40-49 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 51
2014-2015 | 45 | >=50 | PS | 20-29 | 21-39 | 40-59 | 47
2013-2014 | 80-89 |  | PS | PS | PS |  | 80-89
2012-2013 | 90 | >=50 | PS | >=90 | 60-79 | >=80 | 91
2011-2012 | 88 | >=50 | PS | 80-89 | >=80 | >=50 | 89
2010-2011 | 88 | >=50 | PS | 80-89 | >=80 | >=50 | 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%)

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2019-2020 | 85-89 | PS | PS | >=50 | PS | PS | 85-89
2018-2019 | 70-74 |  |  | >=50 | PS | PS | 75-79
2017-2018 | 75-79 | PS |  | >=50 | >=50 | PS | 75-79
2016-2017 | 90-94 | PS | PS | >=50 | PS | PS | 90-94
2015-2016 | 80-84 |  | PS | >=50 | PS |  | 80-84
2014-2015 | 85-89 |  | PS | >=50 | PS |  | 90-94
2013-2014 | 75-79 | PS | PS | >=50 | PS |  | 75-79

### Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

* Enrollment
* Demographics

Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%)

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2022-2023 | 1,441 | 0.8
2021-2022 | 1,430 | 7.6
2020-2021 | 1,322 | -9.4
2019-2020 | 1,446 | -1.5
2018-2019 | 1,468 | -2.2
2017-2018 | 1,501 | 3.7
2016-2017 | 1,446 | 1.1
2015-2016 | 1,430 | 3.5
2014-2015 | 1,380 | -8.1
2013-2014 | 1,492 | 0.9
2012-2013 | 1,478 | -0.5
2011-2012 | 1,485 | -2.0
2010-2011 | 1,514 | -5.5
2009-2010 | 1,597 | 0.4
2008-2009 | 1,591 | -2.7
2007-2008 | 1,634 | 1.8
2006-2007 | 1,604 | 0.4
2005-2006 | 1,598 | 1.6
2004-2005 | 1,573 | 0.3
2003-2004 | 1,569 | -5.0
2002-2003 | 1,648 | 0.9
2001-2002 | 1,633 | 2.0
2000-2001 | 1,601 | -4.7
1999-2000 | 1,677 | 0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023 RACE | Boundary County School District (%) | Idaho K-12 STUDENTS (%)

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American Indian/Alaska Native | 2.6 | 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 1.1
Black | 0.2 | 1.1
Hispanic | 5.7 | 19.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.3
Two or More Races | 4.0 | 3.4
White | 87.2 | 73.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

* Teachers
* Administrators
* Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Boundary County School District had 82.12 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.55.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS

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Prekindergarten: | 1.00
Kindergarten: | 4.50
Elementary: | 38.37
Secondary: | 38.25
Total: | 82.12

Boundary County School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.68 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS

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District Administrators: | 1.00
District Administrative Support: | 5.26
School Administrators: | 2.68
School Administrative Support: | 7.73

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF

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Instructional Aides: | 22.67
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: | 4.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 0.00
Library/Media Support: | 3.09
Student Support Services: | 1.93
Other Support Services: | 46.84

### Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Boundary County School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schoolsSCHOOL NAME| NUMBER OF STUDENTS| GRADES

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Bonners Ferry High School| 436| 9-12
Boundary County Middle School| 361| 6-8
Mount Hall Elementary School| 131| KG-5
Naples Elementary School| 96| KG-5
Valley View Elementary School| 417| PK-5

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024

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