Idaho

What the state requires

YES. Idaho requires 1 credit of 'Economics and Financial Literacy' inside the 5-credit Social Studies core (IDAPA 08.02.03.105.01.f), and Idaho Code 33-1615 requires every district/charter serving grades 9-12 to PROVIDE one or more personal financial literacy courses, completion of which 'fulfills the financial literacy component of the high school graduation requirement.'

Rule text containing 'economics and financial literacy' carries an effective/revision date of April 6, 2023; Idaho Code 33-1615 took effect July 1, 2023 (start of the 2023-24 school year).

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How it may be delivered

EMBEDDED/COMBINED, not a separate standalone credit: the single required credit is titled 'economics and financial literacy (one (1) credit)' within Social Studies. SDE assignment codes allow either a combined stand-alone course (04200) or financial literacy paired with economics (04196 + 04201).sde.idaho.gov

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Credit value

1 credit of Economics and Financial Literacy, part of 5 required Social Studies credits (Government 2, U.S. History 2). Idaho's state minimum is 46 total credits.sde.idaho.gov

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Below high school

No middle or elementary financial literacy requirement. Idaho Code 33-1615 applies only to grades 9-12; the separate grade 7-8 mandate (Idaho Code 33-1614) is CAREER EXPLORATION, not financial literacy. Economics standards exist K-5 and 6-9 as content standards only.legislature.idaho.gov

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State-mandated assessment

NONE. Idaho's graduation-linked state assessment requirement is the revised civics test beginning 2026-27 for students graduating on or after January 1, 2029; no state assessment or EOC exists for economics/financial literacy.sde.idaho.gov

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State course codes

04196; 04200; 04201 — Financial Literacy; Economics/Financial Literacy; Economics (HIGH confidence) — 04196 is 'used in conjunction with 04201 Economics to accommodate the Financial Literacy legislation'; 04200 is 'a stand-alone assignment to accommodate the Financial Literacy legislation'. Two delivery patterns: combined (04200) or paired (04196 + 04201).sde.idaho.gov

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Standards framework

Idaho Content Standards, K-12 Social Studies (Economics strand; grades 9-12 Economics includes a Personal Finance subsection, 9-12.EC.14 through 9-12.EC.20) (Created 04/23/2024; REVISED 11/20/2025)sde.idaho.gov

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Funding a district may cite

NO dedicated funding program. HB 92's fiscal note states: 'All curriculum for this program will be created using freely available sources. There will be no known impact to the general fund.'legislature.idaho.gov

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State agency contact

Melinda Schwieder, Coordinator (Financial Literacy / Social Studies), Idaho State Department of Education, (208) 332-6940, mschwieder@sde.idaho.gov.sde.idaho.gov

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