District overview
Wendell School District #232
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How Wendell schools are funded and governed
Wendell School District #232 serves about 1,150 students in Gooding County, Idaho, at Wendell Elementary, Wendell Middle and Wendell High schools. A five-member Board of Trustees, elected by zone, meets on the third Tuesday of most months at 7 p.m. in the Wendell High School Library. Most general fund money comes from state base support and staff apportionment; voters also approve a supplemental levy.
State money dominates
Of $10.9 million in 2026-27 general fund revenue, about $5.56 million is state base support and $2.73 million is entitlement funding.
Supplemental levy
The budget counts on $245,000 a year from a voter-approved supplemental levy; the board certified 2026 levy election results in June.
Building projects
Saved facilities money of about $1.24 million is paying for a new high school parking lot, while the middle school chiller and the 1976 gym need major work.
Unplanned costs
The collapse of the Idaho School Benefit Trust left the district owing about $107,000.
Several key files, including the levy ballot language, levy results and February minutes, are scanned images that could not be read, so levy amounts and vote counts are not confirmed.
Where the district stands
About 458 elementary, 361 middle and 338 high school.
Major projects
High school parking lot
under construction from June 2026About 290 spaces with lighting; the low bid was $726,000 and the total with construction management about $1.2 million, below the $1.8 million expected.
- Architect and construction manager hired
- Low bid of $726,000 reported
- $80,000 contingency used for concrete slab
Funding
Saved facilities (modernization) funds
Middle school chiller and 1976 gym
being assessedThe middle school chiller, over 20 years old, needs replacing; architects are assessing the gym's heating and cooling, bleachers and locker rooms.
- Needs reported to the board
Funding
Not yet determined
Recent news
Board of Trustees agendas, approved minutes, budget reports, policies and other attachments posted on the district's Diligent Community portal for November 2025 to October 2026.
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