HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, run under JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, teaches 460 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 332.

Within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, which oversees 61 schools and 38,740 students, HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ada County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Ada County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 41%, going from 780 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 87% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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