Regular local school district · Bannock County

Pocatello District, ID: schools, enrollment and spending

Pocatello District runs 24 public schools with 11,448 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Idaho figure of 18.3.Listed in NCES data as "POCATELLO DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools: 24
Students: 11,448
Teachers (FTE): 624
Students per teacher: 18.3; ID: 18.3 · US: 15.3

Address: 3115 Pole Line Road, Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone: (208)232-3563
County: Bannock County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1602640
State district ID: ID-025
Total staff (FTE): 1,179
School counselors (FTE): 29.0About 395 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 35.0

Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.3

Idaho18.3

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (11,885), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $115.3 million
Federal revenue: $24.2 million
State revenue: $71.8 million
Local revenue: $19.3 million
Total spending: $112.2 million
Spending per pupil: $9,444
Salaries: $59.9 million53.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $0

Where revenue came from

Federal: 21.0%
State: 62.2%
Local: 16.7%

Idaho overall

Federal: 16.2%
State: 61.5%
Local: 22.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$9,444

Idaho$9,647

United States$16,826

Schools in Pocatello District

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Alameda Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	572	17.3
Century High School	High	9 to 12	1,068	19.8
Chubbuck Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	421	20.0
Claude a Wilcox Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	464	17.2
Edahow Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	258	18.4
Franklin Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	718	21.1
Gate City Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	425	21.2
Greenacres Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	286	15.1
Hawthorne Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	612	17.5
Highland High School	High	9 to 12	1,456	22.4
Indian Hills Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	497	18.4
Irving Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	702	19.5
Jefferson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	359	17.9
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	401	18.2
Lincoln Preschool Center	Elementary	PK to 6	153	30.6
New Horizon High School	High	9 to 12	119	6.3
Pocatello High School	High	9 to 12	1,281	21.7
Pocatello Juvenile Detention	Other	1 to 12	9	9.0
Portneuf Valley Technical and Career Center	High	9 to 12	0
Rulon M Ellis Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	352	18.5
Syringa Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	321	20.1
Tendoy Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	221	13.8
Tyhee Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	511	22.2
Washington Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	242	14.2

Nearby and related

Other districts in Bannock County

Marsh Valley Joint District 1,064 students
The Academy Inc. 806 students
Gem Prep: Pocatello LLC 476 students
The Pocatello Community Charter School Inc. 328 students
Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy Inc. 109 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.