At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
38,740
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
61
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$9,276
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$5,356
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 38,474
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,069.04
- Student–teacher ratio
- 18.6:1
What current records say about JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 operates 61 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in MERIDIAN, Idaho. NCES reports 38,740 students and 2,100.29 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Idaho agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 115 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $9,276 in current expenditure per pupil and $5,356 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 94 of 115 in Idaho. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,100.29
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $366,365,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
MERIDIAN, Idaho
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 43.5958, -116.3786
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White74.8%
- Hispanic14.4%
- Black2.3%
- Asian2.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
- Multiracial5.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
61 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 61 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADA PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL CENTER | High09–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY | ElementaryKG–05 | 438 | 17.9:1 | |
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY | ElementaryKG–05 | 377 | 16.9:1 | |
| CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,743 | 20.3:1 | |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY | ElementaryPK–05 | 545 | 16.6:1 | |
| CHIEF JOSEPH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | ElementaryKG–05 | 505 | 15:1 | |
| CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | ElementaryKG–05 | 464 | 19.3:1 | |
| CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 124 | 8:1 | |
| DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 477 | 13.2:1 | |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 416 | 17.6:1 | |
| EAGLE ACADEMY | High09–12 | 160 | 12.3:1 | |
| EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 389 | 17.5:1 | |
| EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,765 | 22.8:1 | |
| EAGLE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–05 | 363 | 17.7:1 | |
| EAGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 836 | 22.9:1 | |
| ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY | ElementaryKG–05 | 610 | 17.9:1 | |
| FLYERS CENTER | ElementaryKG–05 | 10 | 1.7:1 | |
| FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 263 | 11.7:1 | |
| GALILEO STEM ACADEMY | ElementaryKG–08 | 796 | 21.6:1 | |
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 1,003 | 21.7:1 | |
| HILLSDALE ELEMENTARY | ElementaryPK–05 | 769 | 21.2:1 | |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 460 | 18.5:1 | |
| IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY | High06–12 | 260 | 16.2:1 | |
| JOPLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 241 | 15.4:1 |