Total enrollment
11,130
-654 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in Pocatello
Idaho · Public K-12
In Pocatello, public K-12 schools number 25 and serve approximately 11,130 students across 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Pocatello
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
57,635
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
11,130
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
25
public K-12
About Pocatello
Pocatello is a sizable Idaho city in terms of public-school footprint, with 25 schools and 11,130 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is made up of 14 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Pocatello is around 445 students, 11% meaningfully above the Idaho average of about 402.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 6%: 11,784 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,130 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Pocatello lost 1 school, going from 24 to 23.
On allk12, the community for Pocatello discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.