Total enrollment
11,130
-877 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
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.
7-year change in Pocatello
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
75%
was 79%
% Hispanic
14%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 7%: 12,007 students in SY 2017-18 versus 11,130 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Pocatello lost 1 school, going from 24 to 23. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 79% to 75%.
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.