Regular local school district · Nez Perce County
Lapwai District, ID: schools, enrollment and spending
Lapwai District runs 3 public schools with 480 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is 4.6 lower than the Idaho figure of 18.3.Listed in NCES data as "LAPWAI DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 480
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- ID: 18.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 404 South Main Street, Lapwai, ID 83540
- Phone
- (208)843-2622
- County
- Nez Perce County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1601830
- State district ID
- ID-341
- Total staff (FTE)
- 83
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 480 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
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 (484), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $9.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.0 million
- State revenue
- $3.8 million
- Local revenue
- $583,000
- Total spending
- $9.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,872
- Salaries
- $5.1 million56.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 53.3%
- State: 40.5%
- Local: 6.2%
Idaho overall
- Federal: 16.2%
- State: 61.5%
- Local: 22.4%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,872
Idaho$9,647
United States$16,826
Schools in Lapwai District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lapwai Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 230 | 16.4 |
| Lapwai Middle/High School | High | 6 to 12 | 246 | 11.7 |
| Nez Perce Tribe Head Start | Prekindergarten | PK | 2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Nez Perce County
- Lewiston Independent District 4,491 students
- Pinecrest Academy of Lewiston Inc 149 students
- Culdesac Joint District 100 students
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.