Joint School District No. 2
Public school district · Ada County · Idaho · NCES district ID 1602100
Joint School District No. 2 spent $9,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 61% of the other Idaho districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $9,654). Its 60 schools enrolled 38,730 students in 2024-25; 67.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,614 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Idaho: 81.1%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Idaho's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Joint ranks 8.
Where the money came from
$423,194,000 in revenue: 67.5% state, 20.6% local and 11.9% federal. Total spending including $23,959,000 of capital outlay was $396,217,000, or $10,032 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$285,541,000 67%
- Local$87,358,000 21%
- Federal$50,295,000 12%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 57 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
39,496 students in 2022-23, 38,991 students in 2023-24, 38,730 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 39,496 | 2104.5 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 38,991 | 2056.0 | 19.0 |
| 2024-25 | 38,730 | 2044.6 | 18.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$143,887,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,643 per student
Joint School District No. 2 booked $143,887,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,200 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $65,407 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 in 100 Idaho districts with a figure (state median $65,359, 168 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Idaho teacher salary at $54,232 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $108,173,000 | 75.2% |
| Special education | $21,037,000 | 14.6% |
| Vocational | $5,619,000 | 3.9% |
| Other programs | $9,058,000 | 6.3% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,965 in 2018-19, $3,100 in 2019-20, $3,524 in 2020-21, $3,569 in 2021-22, $3,643 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Joint School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 55% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Idaho | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 68% | 54.8% | 20,973 |
| Math | 55% | 41.9% | 21,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 3,345 students in Joint School District No. 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 81.1% |
| Students in the class | 3,345 | 25,525 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
34 elementary schools, 16,137 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo Magnet School | 796 | 21.6 | 5.4% | Not Title I |
| Hillsdale Elementary | 769 | 21.2 | 7.4% | Not Title I |
| Pleasant View Elementary | 747 | 21.7 | 12.2% | Not Title I |
| Star Elementary School | 727 | 19.1 | 28.5% | Not Title I |
| Pioneer School of the Arts | 658 | 19.3 | 16.6% | Not Title I |
| Eliza Hart Spalding STEM Academy | 610 | 17.9 | 17.7% | Not Title I |
| Siena Elementary | 565 | 19.4 | 14.9% | Not Title I |
| Chaparral Elementary | 545 | 16.6 | 40.4% | Not Title I |
| Seven Oaks Elementary | 534 | 17.8 | 12.2% | Not Title I |
| Chief Joseph School of the Arts | 505 | 15.0 | 38.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Willow Creek Elementary School | 503 | 17.2 | 19.7% | Not Title I |
| Mary Mcpherson Elementary | 494 | 19.0 | 20.0% | Not Title I |
The other 22 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peregrine Elementary School | 483 | 15.3 | 41.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Desert Sage Elementary School | 477 | 13.2 | 58.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Pepper Ridge Elementary | 472 | 17.8 | 28.8% | Not Title I |
| Meridian Elementary School | 468 | 15.4 | 53.6% | Schoolwide program |
| River Valley Elementary School | 468 | 14.9 | 45.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Christine Donnell School of the Arts | 464 | 19.3 | 18.8% | Not Title I |
| Hunter Elementary School | 460 | 18.5 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
| Paramount Elementary School | 460 | 18.1 | 15.2% | Not Title I |
| Prospect Elementary School | 456 | 19.2 | 19.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Barbara Morgan STEM Academy | 438 | 17.9 | 18.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Discovery Elementary School | 416 | 17.6 | 24.0% | Not Title I |
| Ponderosa Elementary School | 411 | 18.0 | 28.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Eagle Elementary School of the Arts | 389 | 17.5 | 24.9% | Not Title I |
| Ustick Elementary School | 389 | 13.6 | 56.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Cecil D Andrus Elementary | 377 | 16.9 | 17.0% | Not Title I |
| Summerwind STEM Academy | 370 | 14.4 | 33.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Eagle Hills Elementary School | 363 | 17.7 | 15.2% | Not Title I |
| Lake Hazel Elementary School | 328 | 14.1 | 30.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Frontier Elementary School | 263 | 11.7 | 43.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Silver Sage Elementary School | 250 | 12.9 | 42.4% | Eligible, no program |
| McMillan Elementary | 241 | 12.4 | 48.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Joplin Elementary School | 241 | 15.4 | 34.0% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
11 middle schools, 8,619 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Middle School | 1,075 | 24.2 | 14.7% | Not Title I |
| Star Middle School | 1,013 | 23.6 | 15.0% | Not Title I |
| Heritage Middle School | 1,003 | 21.7 | 13.7% | Not Title I |
| Lake Hazel Middle School | 986 | 18.8 | 30.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Meridian Middle School | 960 | 17.8 | 38.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School | 898 | 21.2 | 34.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Eagle Middle School | 836 | 22.9 | 12.6% | Not Title I |
| Sawtooth Middle School | 829 | 21.6 | 16.2% | Not Title I |
| Lowell Scott Middle School | 773 | 21.2 | 25.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Crossroads Middle School | 124 | 8.0 | 42.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Pathways Middle School | 122 | 8.5 | 32.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
14 high schools, 13,458 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View High School | 2,463 | 21.7 | 18.8% | Not Title I |
| Owyhee High School | 1,884 | 22.7 | 12.6% | Not Title I |
| Rocky Mountain High School | 1,848 | 23.0 | 11.4% | Not Title I |
| Meridian High School | 1,774 | 18.8 | 24.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Eagle High School | 1,765 | 22.8 | 8.4% | Not Title I |
| Centennial High School | 1,743 | 20.3 | 25.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Renaissance High School | 662 | 15.1 | 13.9% | Not Title I |
| Idaho Fine Arts Academy | 260 | 16.2 | 15.0% | Not Title I |
| Meridian Technical Charter High School | 206 | 14.7 | 11.2% | Not Title I |
| Meridian Medical Arts Charter | 191 | 12.7 | 16.2% | Not Title I |
| Rebound School of Opportunity | 184 | 25.8 | not reported | Eligible, no program |
| Meridian Academy | 182 | 14.6 | 42.3% | Eligible, no program |
The other 2 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Academy | 160 | 12.3 | 40.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Central Academy High School | 136 | 11.3 | 24.3% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 516 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual School House | 516 | 35.8 | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Joint School District No. 2
- Phone: (208) 855-4500
- Office: 1303 East Central Drive, Meridian, ID 83642
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Joint School District No. 2
- Idaho districts by spending per studentJoint School District No. 2 ranks 35 of 57 Idaho districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,276).#35 of 57
- Every school district in IdahoJoint School District No. 2 is the largest of 183 Idaho districts, with 39,496 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 183
- Boise Independent DistrictThe next smaller Idaho district: 22,809 students in fall 2022, $12,892 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,892
- Compare Joint School District No. 2 with Boise Independent DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Mountain View High School, its largest high school2,463 students in 2024-25, 21.7 per teacher.2,463
- Teacher salary spending across IdahoJoint School District No. 2 spent $65,407 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,359); spending, not a salary.$65,407
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Joint School District No. 2
How many schools and students are in Joint School District No. 2?
60 schools were open in 2024-25 (34 elementary, 11 middle, 14 high, 1 other), enrolling 38,730 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Joint School District No. 2 spend per student?
$9,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Idaho median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $9,654 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,614 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Joint School District No. 2's money come from?
$423,194,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.5% state, 20.6% local and 11.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Joint School District No. 2 live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,945 of the 49,529 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Joint School District No. 2 spend on teacher salaries?
$143,887,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,643 per student. Divided by the 2,200 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,407 per teacher, more than 50 in 100 Idaho districts (state median $65,359). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Idaho teacher salary at $54,232 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Joint School District No. 2 do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Joint School District No. 2 scored proficient or above: 68% in reading and 55% in math, against 54.8% in reading and 41.9% in math across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Joint School District No. 2?
87% of the 3,345 students in Joint School District No. 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Joint School District No. 2's NCES district ID?
1602100. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25