Charter agency · Lemhi County
Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc., ID: schools, enrollment and spending
Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc. runs 1 public school with 141 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 17.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Idaho figure of 18.3.Listed in NCES data as "FERN-WATERS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INC.".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 141
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8
- Students per teacher
- 17.6
- ID: 18.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 904 Fernwater Lane, Salmon, ID 83647
- Phone
- (208)332-6800
- County
- Lemhi County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Charter agency
- NCES district ID
- 1600186
- State district ID
- ID-531
- Total staff (FTE)
- 9
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
- Charter schools
- 1
Students per teacher compared
This district17.6
Idaho18.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (61), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $852,000
- Federal revenue
- $260,000
- State revenue
- $576,000
- Local revenue
- $16,000
- Total spending
- $694,000
- Spending per pupil
- $11,377
- Salaries
- $305,00043.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 30.5%
- State: 67.6%
- Local: 1.9%
Idaho overall
- Federal: 16.2%
- State: 61.5%
- Local: 22.4%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,377
Idaho$9,647
United States$16,826
Schools in Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Fern-Waters Public Charter SchoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 141 | 17.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lemhi County
- Salmon District 647 students
- South Lemhi District 110 students
- Upper Carmen Public Charter School Inc.
More in Idaho
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.