JEROME HIGH SCHOOL

JEROME HIGH SCHOOL, a substantial high school in JEROME, Idaho, overseen by JEROME JOINT DISTRICT, serves 1,140 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 455 students per school, that is 151% larger than typical.

Within JEROME JOINT DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 3,998 students, JEROME HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JEROME HIGH SCHOOL reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 42% White. By comparison, Jerome County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting JEROME HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Jerome County's rate of about 61%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jerome County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,724, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jerome County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,673 students), JEROME HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JEROME HIGH SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 1,077 students in 2018 compared to 1,140 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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