Idaho Falls Senior High School
601 S Holmes Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID, 83401-4726 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Idaho Falls Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
County Bonneville County, ID
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1242 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 66 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 10 - 438 students
Grade 11 - 406 students
Grade 12 - 398 students
This School
(ID) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(ID) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 6% 10%
% Black 1% n/a
% White 91% 85%
Additional Student Information
This School
(ID) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 11% 23%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% 2%
School Performance:
(ID) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Idaho Falls 91 School District
This School's Agency
(ID) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 20 4
Number of Students Managed 10,587 students 1,136 students
District Total Revenue $66,376,000 $8,230,000
District Expenditure $65,581,000 $8,273,000
District Revenue / Student $6,270 $7,245
District Expenditure / Student $6,194 $7,283
District Graduation Rates 78% n/a
School Notes:
  • Idaho Falls High School (IFHS), commonly referred to as I.F., IFHS is one of two high schools in Idaho School District 91, along with Skyline High School. Its mascot is the tiger, known as Teeger the Tiger.
  • History
  • A new school was built in 1952 following the loss of Central High School in a fire at its present location. Also in 1952, the city of Idaho Falls constructed the Civic Auditorium which adjoins Idaho Falls High School[1]. The Auditorium remains to be a center for performing arts in the area. Paul Haack wrote its school song in 1927 and its newspaper is the Tiger Times.
  • Academics
  • Idaho Falls High School's Mr. James Francis, teacher of Advanced Placement European History and Advanced Placement United States History, was the recipient of the 1997 Idaho Teacher of the Year Award.
  • Advanced placement classes offered at IFHS include calculus, statistics, biology, physics, English composition, literature, European history, United States history, and government. AP chemistry was offered through the 2006-2007 school year, but was discontinued with the retirement of chemistry teacher Gary Long, yet in 2009 the advanced chemistry class was brought back by Mrs. Nelson.
  • Also, Idaho Falls Scholastic Team has competed at the State Tournament fourteen times, the most for any Idaho school. The team won the state competition in 2008.
  • Recently the debate team of Idaho Falls has grown in number and success. In 2009 the team won third in the state due to their large amount of success in The Lincoln Douglas division, having a total of four debaters in the finals round, one which took second in the state, Ariel Lawson. In addition their policy debate program is also increasing as represented in their high success in the Blacksnake Tournament at ISU. They won 1st, 2nd, quarterfinals, and two speaker awards in novice division, and two semifinals, quarterfinals, and several speaker awards in Junior Varsity.
  • Athletics
  • Idaho Falls High School has been known for its dominant wrestling team, winning state in 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2009, while placing 2nd in 2005, 2007, and 2008. The team has been ranked nationally, 11th in 1997 and 4th in 1998. The head coach currently is Jeff Einerson.
  • External links
  • School web site
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (83401)
School Zip (83401)
(ID) State Average
Population (Approximate) 29,673 people 1,272,641 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 29% 23%
Population Average Age 30 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $38,455 $39,768
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (83401)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 74% / 26% 72% / 28%
School Map:
1. Eastern Idaho Professional-technical High School - n/a - 0.2 mi. away - view location
2. 3-b Dentention Center - 19 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
3. Skyline Senior High School - 1066 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
4. Westview Alternative Evening High School - 150 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
5. Behavior Health Alternative - 27 students - 3.0 mi. away - view location
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