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Boise Shrinks While Its Suburbs Nearly Triple

In the shadow of Nampa's four closed elementary schools, the Vallivue School District broke ground on two new ones. The districts share a border. They do not share a trajectory.

35 Districts at Record Highs, 38 at Record Lows

Vallivue School District enrolled 10,700 students this fall, an all-time high. Twenty miles east, Boise Independent District enrolled 21,717, an all-time low. The two districts sit in the same metro a...

Nine Students Changed Idaho's Largest District

In the fall of 2002, Boise Independent District enrolled 26,321 students, making it the largest school district in Idaho. West Ada District, headquartered 10 miles west in Meridian, had 25,061. The ga...