School district · Idaho

Joint School District No. 2

Joint School District No. 2 in Idaho: 62 public schools with 38,740 students and 18.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $9,614 per student in FY2024.

Schools
62
2 charter
Students
38,740
Students per teacher
18.4
ID 17.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$9,614
ID $11.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
2,100
Counselors (FTE)
110
Students per counselor
353
ID 379 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
78.5
Librarians (FTE): 19.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Idaho's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Idaho: 52%

68%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Idaho

Median 49% · 151 school districts compared

17,243 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Idaho: 44%

59%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Idaho

Median 43% · 152 school districts compared

17,359 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$5.9K15
$6.1K16
$6.5K17
$6.6K18
$6.8K19
$6.9K20
$7.8K21
$8.4K22
$9.3K23
$9.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.6% · $34M
State
73% · $329.9M
Local
19% · $86.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$5,691
Support services
$3,568
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.6M
Long-term debt
$98.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 35Middle schools: 11High schools: 15Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–543817.975%66%
Pre-K–537716.972%69%
Pre-K–554516.661%56%
Pre-K–550515.064%72%
K–546419.368%64%
Pre-K–547713.230%34%
Pre-K–541617.675%69%
Pre-K–538917.563%58%
Pre-K–536317.783%67%
Pre-K–561017.966%69%
K–5101.7——
Pre-K–526311.760%54%
Pre-K–879621.682%75%
Pre-K–576921.280%75%
Pre-K–546018.574%69%
Pre-K–524115.453%48%
Pre-K–532814.169%67%
Pre-K–549419.067%60%
Pre-K–524112.463%48%
Pre-K–546815.449%43%
Pre-K–546018.182%81%
Pre-K–547217.867%64%
Pre-K–548315.355%53%
Pre-K–565819.380%76%
Pre-K–574721.768%64%
Pre-K–541118.050%50%
Pre-K–545619.278%75%
Pre-K–546814.952%45%
Pre-K–553417.874%70%
Pre-K–556519.467%67%
Pre-K–525012.947%47%
Pre-K–572719.160%52%
Pre-K–537014.470%68%
Pre-K–538913.651%37%
Pre-K–550317.269%66%
6–81248.037%28%
6–883622.978%66%
6–81,00321.776%65%
6–898618.860%49%
6–889821.263%42%
6–877321.272%60%
6–896017.856%42%
6–81228.549%20%
6–882921.672%61%
6–81,01323.670%55%
6–81,07524.275%66%
10–120———
9–121,74320.3——
9–1213611.3——
Eagle AcademyAlternative
9–1216012.3——
9–121,76522.8——
6–1226016.265%52%
Meridian AcademyAlternative
9–1218214.6——
9–121,77418.8——
Meridian Medical Arts CharterCharterCareer and technical
9–1219112.7——
Meridian Technical Charter High SchoolCharterCareer and technical
9–1220614.7——
9–122,46321.7——
9–121,88422.7——
6–1218425.8——
9–1266215.1——
9–121,84823.0——
Pre-K–1251635.8——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1303 East Central Drive, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone
(208)855-4500