MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Set in MERIDIAN, Idaho, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school, one of the schools within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. It instructs 2,463 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 455 students per school, that is 441% bigger than typical.

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 comprises 61 schools with combined enrollment of 38,740 students; MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL records 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Ada County's rate of about 34%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ada County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,502 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL has grew 10%, going from 2,249 students in 2018 to 2,463 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 81% to 74% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.