FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL
SANDPOINT · ID · SANDPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL INC. · Public charter · K-12 combined
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- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 74% (Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL compares for families
What families should know about FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL.
- ▸ LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SANDPOINT HIGH SCHOOL, LAKE PEND OREILLE HIGH SCHOOL, SANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTION and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 48% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 255 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,408 per student in district revenue, the 21 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $218,568/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDPOINT HIGH SCHOOL SANDPOINT |
Public | 0.3 | 1,000 | -1.6% |
| LAKE PEND OREILLE HIGH SCHOOL SANDPOINT |
Public | 1.4 | 76 | -7.3% |
| SANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTION SANDPOINT |
Public | 3.1 | 1 | — |
| PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH PRIEST RIVER |
Public | 16.8 | 257 | -13.8% |
| CLARK FORK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL CLARK FORK |
Public | 19.9 | 94 | +8.0% |
| House Of The Lord Christian Academy Oldtown |
Private | 22.2 | 158 | +18.8% |
| TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT LAKE |
Public | 25.3 | 519 | -7.7% |
| BONNERS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL BONNERS FERRY |
Public | 30.7 | 421 | +0.5% |