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Meridian, Idaho - 60 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Joint School District No. 2 #110 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,438 per pupil, Joint School District No. 2 ranks #127 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
39,496
Total Enrollment
60
Schools
$8,438
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Joint School District No. 2 operates 60 public schools serving 39,496 students, placing it among the larger districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 36 combined, 12 high, 11 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ada County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,438 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.0% local, 63.9% state, and 14.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #110 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 60 schools offering Advanced Placement (80 AP courses district-wide), a 392.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 73.5% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Desert Sage Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.3/100.
Its largest campus is Mountain View High School, enrolling 2,463 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pathways Middle School, at 122 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Joint School District No. 2 school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Joint School District No. 2 school enrollment ranges from 122 students (lowest) to 2,463 students (highest), a spread of 2,341 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Joint School District No. 2 student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Joint School District No. 2?
Joint School District No. 2 has 60 schools, including 12 high, 11 middle, 36 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 39,496 students.
How much does Joint School District No. 2 spend per student?
Joint School District No. 2 spends $8,438 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #110 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Joint School District No. 2?
Joint School District No. 2 students are 73.5% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 2.4% African American, averaged across 60 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Joint School District No. 2?
Joint School District No. 2 has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #110 out of 139 districts in Idaho.