Highland High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Pocatello, Idaho

Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho enrolled 1,456 students in 2024-25 with 65.7 full-time teachers, 22.2 students per teacher against the Idaho high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Idaho: 81.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

1,589 students in 2022-23, 1,539 students in 2023-24, 1,456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.4 to 65.7.

Students enrolled at Highland High School by school year2022-23: 1,589, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,45605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5892023-241,5392024-251,456
Students enrolled at Highland High School by school year2022-23: 1,589, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,45605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5892023-241,5392024-251,456
Students enrolled at Highland High School by school year2022-23: 1,589, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,45605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5892023-241,5392024-251,456
Students enrolled at Highland High School by school year2022-23: 1,589, 2023-24: 1,539, 2024-25: 1,45605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5892023-241,5392024-251,456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,58971.422.3
2023-241,53969.722.1
2024-251,45665.722.2

22.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Idaho high schools

Among the 196 Idaho high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Highland High School 22.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHighland High School 22.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Highland High School 22.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHighland High School 22.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Highland High School 22.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHighland High School 22.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Highland High School 22.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHighland High School 22.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

13 AP courses and one counselor per 384 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland High School enrolled 1,536 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 384 of the 1,536 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions34
  • Chronically absent0.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.0% of students were White, 10.6% Hispanic, 4.5% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White78.0%
  2. Hispanic10.6%
  3. American Indian4.5%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.0%
  7. Black0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland High School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2266%60%54.8%
Math, 2022-2335%46% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 357 students in Highland High School'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIdaho
Four-year graduation rate92%90%81.1%
Students in the class3571,08525,525

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Pocatello

4 public high schools in Pocatello report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Highland High School1,45622.224.0%
Pocatello High School1,28121.727.7%
Century High School1,06819.630.3%
New Horizon High School1196.264.7%

All public schools in Pocatello →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland High School

  1. New Horizon High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 119 students, 6.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Pocatello High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 1,281 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Highland High School with New Horizon High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pocatello District spends per student$9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,898
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoHighland High School is the number 15 by size of 205 Idaho high schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 205
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher22.2 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 15.8 for high schools.22.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland High School

  1. How many students attend Highland High School?
    1,456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,589 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pocatello, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland High School?
    22.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland High School a Title I school?
    Highland High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland High School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Highland High School?
    92% of the 357 students in Highland High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.1% across Idaho. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Highland High School in?
    Pocatello District, NCES district ID 1602640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160264000472 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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