Total enrollment
38,740
+751 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
62 schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Idaho · 38,740 students · 4 cities
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 reports 62 public K-12 schools and approximately 38,740 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 625.
4-year change in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
61
+2 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Idaho | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 38,740 | #1 of 67 | #149 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 61 | #1 of 67 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #49 of 67 | #8,073 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.0% | #63 of 66 | #6,810 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #21 of 49 | #3,831 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Since 2017-18, the 56 district schools that reported both years went from 39,233 to 34,570 students (down 12%) and from 1,991 to 1,870 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 is a sprawling Idaho school district running 62 schools with combined enrollment near 38,740.
On the level-by-level breakdown, JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 covers 35 elementary, 11 middle, 15 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 625 in this district, higher than the Idaho typical of 402.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 37,989 students in SY 2020-21 versus 38,740 in SY 2024-25. JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 now counts 61 public schools, up from 59 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.