Public + private high schools, every state.
316
high schools (public + private)
281
public (151 districts)
35
private (NCES PSS)
24,448
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

ID public HS enrollment trend

Across the 90,791 students enrolled in ID brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +1.6% by 2024 (92,232 students, +1,441 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 7.4% (6,830 of 92,232 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does ID compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
277
+4 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
263
+3 vs national avg (260)
national avg ID Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. ID is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

MERIDIAN 18 HS 10,783
BOISE 13 HS 8,262
NAMPA 12 HS 6,746
IDAHO FALLS 13 HS 6,652
POCATELLO 5 HS 3,930
COEUR D'ALENE 5 HS 3,903
CALDWELL 10 HS 3,719
TWIN FALLS 5 HS 3,118
EAGLE 3 HS 2,105
RIGBY 1 HS 2,040

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
IDAHO HOME LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER
ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT
390→736 +88.7%
VENTURE ACADEMY
COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT
153→270 +76.5%
iSucceed Academy
ISUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INC.
233→345 +48.1%
IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL
IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL INC.
225→325 +44.4%
COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INC.
210→282 +34.3%
OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
1,453→1,884 +29.7%
INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO
IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMY INC.
213→262 +23.0%
PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION: NAMPA
PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION - NAMPA INC.
267→312 +16.9%
MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL
MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
387→447 +15.5%
MALAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT
273→315 +15.4%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
MARSH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT
417→303 -27.3%
IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY
IDAHO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ACADEMY INC.
188→137 -27.1%
MT HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
155→122 -21.3%
MIDDLETON ACADEMY
MIDDLETON DISTRICT
153→121 -20.9%
PAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL
PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT
400→319 -20.2%
CANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
CALDWELL DISTRICT
206→169 -18.0%
SALMON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
SALMON DISTRICT
256→212 -17.2%
LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
LAPWAI DISTRICT
157→131 -16.6%
NAMPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
1,542→1,288 -16.5%
CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
160→136 -15.0%

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