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Idaho Digital Learning Academy moves to its own division as enrollments and per‑course funding rise
Summary
Committee heard that IDLA is now funded per enrolled course, has seen double‑digit enrollment growth, and is proposing to lower its $75 per‑course fee; analysts and IDLA leaders said recent legislative changes tie funding to enrollments at $430 per enrollment with a possible statutory adjustment to $445 pending House action.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard a presentation on the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), which the Legislature has established as its own division and now funds on a per‑enrolled‑course basis.
Jared Tetrault (Legislative Services Office) summarized the statutory change from last session (House Bill 452) that moved IDLA funding from the public schools appropriation to an enrollment‑driven formula funded at $430 per eligible enrollment. He said IDLA’s budget moves with course enrollments; the agency estimated 49,680 enrollments when the budget was set, with actual enrollments estimated closer to 52,000 in the current year and prior projections reaching as…
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