Total enrollment
8,227
+1,531 (+23%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Blackfoot
Idaho · Public K-12
From elementary through high school, Blackfoot runs 23 public K-12 schools (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high), with combined enrollment of about 8,227.
4-year change in Blackfoot
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
+3 (+15%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
12,782
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,227
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
23
public K-12
About Blackfoot
Blackfoot, Idaho is home to 23 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 8,227 students. By school count, it is a medium-population city.
On the school-mix side, the city spans 11 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Blackfoot is around 358 students, 11% meaningfully below the Idaho average of about 402.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 23%: 6,696 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,227 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Blackfoot gained 3 schools, going from 20 to 23.
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