CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment high school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, run under JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. The school serves 136 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 455 students each, so CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL sits 70% below that benchmark.

Within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, which oversees 61 schools and 38,740 students, CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Ada County shows median household income runs about $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 156 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 74% to 79%.

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