Idaho Public Schools
- Idaho is the #40 largest school system in the United States, serving 289,884 students across 736 public schools.
- Idaho public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.29, which is lower than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in Idaho is Plummer-worley Joint School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Idaho or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 23% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 19:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(ID) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
17%
Black
1%
White
77%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
1%
Idaho Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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