Pocatello District
Bonneville Joint Grew 78% in 24 Years, Then Stopped
Bonneville Joint District has 13,511 students. It is Idaho's third-largest district, behind only West Ada and Boise. Twenty-four years ago, it was seventh, with 7,568 students, sitting behind both Ida...
One Network, Seven Campuses, 3,240 Students
In 2017-18, a single charter school in Pocatello enrolled 143 students. By 2025-26, Gem Prep: Pocatello had become the anchor of a seven-campus network stretching from the Snake River Plain to the Tre...
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...
Idaho's Growth Era Is Over
For 18 consecutive years, Idaho's public schools grew. Every fall from 2003 through 2020, more students showed up than the year before. The state added 65,807 students during that stretch, a 26.7% exp...