Evaluation of Idaho school district websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Idaho school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Idaho' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

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Conclusions chart

2012

In 2012, Sunshine Review re-evaluated the 10 largest school districts: Boise School District, Meridian School District, Pocatello-Chubbuck School District, Nampa School District, Idaho Falls School District, Coeur d'Alene School District, Bonneville Joint School District, Twin Falls School District, Caldwell School District, and Cassia Joint School District. These school districts averaged a C website transparency score.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	9	7
P	4	2	4	4	5	4	3	2	0	1
N	2	3	1	1	0	2	2	4	1	2

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Boise School District, Idaho	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bonneville Joint School District, Idaho	C	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Caldwell School District, Idaho	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cassia Joint School District, Idaho	F	P	N	P	P	P	N	P	N	Y	Y
Coeur d'Alene School District, Idaho	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	P	P	Y	N
Idaho Falls School District, Idaho	B	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Meridian School District, Idaho	D	P	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N
Nampa School District, Idaho	F	P	P	N	P	Y	P	P	N	Y	P
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	P	Y	Y
Twin Falls School District, Idaho	D-	P	P	P	N	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y

2010

Overall, in 2010 Idaho school districts earned a "D" transparency score.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	8	11	26	39	58	1	11	22	66	37
P	3	2	42	21	25	50	2	3	8	26
N	75	73	18	26	3	35	73	63	12	23

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Aberdeen School District, Idaho	F	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Bear Lake School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Blackfoot School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	P	N	Y	N
Blaine County School District, Idaho	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Bliss Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Boise School District, Idaho	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bonneville Joint School District, Idaho	C	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Boundary County School District, Idaho	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Buhl Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Butte County Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Caldwell School District, Idaho	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cascade School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Cassia Joint School District, Idaho	F	P	N	P	P	P	N	P	N	Y	Y
Challis Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Coeur d'Alene School District, Idaho	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	P	P	Y	N
Cottonwood Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Culdesac Joint School District, Idaho	F	P	N	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Dietrich School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Emmett Independent School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Filer School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Firth School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N
Fremont County Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Fruitland School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Garden Valley School District, Idaho	D	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Genesee Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Gooding Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Grace School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Grangeville Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Highland School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y
Homedale Joint School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Idaho Falls School District, Idaho	B	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Jefferson School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Jerome School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	P	N
Kamiah Joint School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Kellogg Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Kimberly School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Kootenai School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Kuna School District, Idaho	C-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lake Pend Oreille School District, Idaho	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	P
Lakeland Joint School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Lewiston Independent School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	Y	Y	P
Madison School District, Idaho	C	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Marsh Valley Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	N	P	N	N	Y	P
McCall-Donnelly Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Melba School District, Idaho	C	Y	Y	N	N	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Meridian School District, Idaho	D	P	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N	N	N
Middleton School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	P	Y
Midvale School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	P	Y
Minidoka County School District, Idaho	C-	N	Y	Y	P	P	P	Y	P	Y	Y
Moscow School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Mountain Home School District, Idaho	C-	Y	Y	Y	N	P	P	Y	N	Y	P
Mullan School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	P
Nampa School District, Idaho	F	P	P	N	P	Y	P	P	N	Y	P
New Plymouth School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	P	Y	N	N	P
North Gem School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Oneida School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Orofino Joint School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Parma School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	P	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Payette School District	F	N	N	P	N	P	P	N	N	Y	P
Plummer-Worley School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	P	Y	Y
Post Falls School District, Idaho	D	N	N	P	N	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Potlatch School District, Idaho	C-	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Preston School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	P	P	N	N	Y	P
Ririe School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Rockland School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	Y	P
Salmon School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N
Shelley School District, Idaho	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	Y
Shoshone Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Snake River School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	N	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Soda Springs Joint School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
South Lemhi School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
St. Maries School District, Idaho	C-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Sugar-Salem School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	Y	Y
Teton County School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y	P
Troy School District, Idaho	D	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Twin Falls School District, Idaho	D-	P	P	P	N	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Valley School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Vallivue School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	P	P
Wallace School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	P
Weiser School District, Idaho	F	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	Y	P
Wendell School District, Idaho	D	N	N	N	Y	P	P	N	Y	Y	Y
West Bonner County School District, Idaho	C	N	N	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
West Jefferson School District, Idaho	D-	N	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	Y	Y
West Side Joint School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	N	N	P	N	N	Y	P
Whitepine School District, Idaho	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	P	P
Wilder School District, Idaho	F	N	N	Y	N	P	P	N	N	P	P

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