Total enrollment
35,976
-3,326 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
81 schools in Boise
Idaho · Public K-12
Public K-12 education in Boise reaches 35,976 students across 81 schools, with a level mix of 52 elementary, 10 middle, and 15 high.
7-year change in Boise
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
79
+10 (+14%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
70%
was 76%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Boise
Boise, Idaho is home to 81 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 35,976 students. By school count, it is a wide-reaching city.
For a sense of the school types, the city is made up of 52 elementary, 10 middle, 15 high, and 4 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 444, noticeably above the state mean of about 402.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 39,302 students in SY 2017-18 versus 35,976 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 69 to 79 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Boise discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.