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Idaho Digital Learning Academy enrollment rises; funding tied to per‑course rate and fee reduction proposed
Summary
IDLA enrollments have climbed above 52,000, driving its budget higher because the program is now funded per enrolled course. IDLA leaders told JFAC they expect continued growth, a statutory per‑enrollment rate change if HB251 passes, and they proposed lowering the course fee from $75 to $40.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard on March 4 that the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) has seen steady enrollment growth and that its appropriation is now directly tied to per‑course enrollments rather than a fixed portion of the public‑schools budget.
Jared Tetrault of the Legislative Services Office told the committee that IDLA’s budget was built on a $430 per eligible enrollment rate under a funding change the Legislature approved last session (House Bill 452). He said the 2025 budget was set for 49,680 enrollments at roughly $21.36 million but that IDLA’s actual enrollment estimates were closer to 52,000, which would increase required funding. Tetrault said that if House Bill 251 becomes law the per‑enrollment funding would move to $445 and that higher enrollment estimates could require a…
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