this year in joint school district no. 2. student enrollment 35,526 16,129 elementary students...
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Student Enrollment 35,526
16,129 elementary students• 28 elementary schools• 2 K-6 schools• 1 K-8 schools
9,013 middle school students• 9 middle schools
10,384 high school students• 9 high schools
Growth for the last 2 years had slowed to only about 500 new students a year. This year’s projection is 600 new students.
Middle Schools: 9
Eagle
Lake Hazel
Lewis and ClarkHeritage
Crossroads
Middle Schools
Lowell Scott Meridian Middle
Pathways Sawtooth
Ada Professional- Technical High School
Courses available this fall:• Construction
• Smart Home Technology
• Culinary Arts
• Architectural Design
• Police, Fire & Emergency Services
• Pre-Engineering
• Health Science
• Agricultural Science
• Auto Collision
• Auto Repair
Renaissance High School Enrollment: 672 College prep (associates degree) IB Program
Construction Cost: $9.9 millionCapacity: 880 studentsRMHS
Construction Cost: $52 MillionCapacity: 2000 students
Elementary Magnet School Programs
Christine Donnell School of the Arts
Summerwind School of Math and Science
Paramount Core Literacy Magnet
Galileo School of Math and Science
Pioneer School of the Arts Eagle Elementary School of
the Arts Spalding Math and Technology
Magnet Gateway School of Language
and Culture Andrus Self Contained Gifted
and Talented Magnet Siena Self Contained Gifted
and Talented Magnet
Teachers 1767 teachers (127 fewer
than state allocation) 99% of these teachers are
fully certified and highly qualified to teach in their subject area.
The average elementary teacher will earn $42,468, meaning their income ranks 45rd out of the state’s 114 school districts.
The average secondary teacher will earn $43,287, ranking them 54nd out of 114 districts.
Administration
In the most recent audit of administrative costs by the Office of Performance Evaluation, Joint School District No. 2 had the second lowest administrative costs in Idaho.
This year, the district qualifies for 130 administrators, and has hired 111.
Support Staff 950 full and part-time non-
certified staff• computer aides• special education aides• bus drivers• food service staff• custodians• school secretaries• central office staff• crossing guards, safe school
assistants, etc Custodians clean and
maintain 4,610,000 square feet of building space and 860 acres of lawn
Food service staff prepare 3,374,768 meals, approximately 19,735 per day, plus ala carte items and after school snacks
More than 1450 substitutes teach 47,060 days
Transportation Bus drivers transport
13,405 students to school on 211 buses each day
The bus fleet logs slightly less than 3 million miles
The oldest has been in operation since1990
The school buses cover 331 routes each day, down from a high of 554; the number of bus stops was reduced by more than 1,400 over the last two years
Mid-day kindergarten busing will not be provided again this year
Students 51.5% are males. 48.5% are female. .68% are black. 4.61% are
Hispanic. .44% are native
American. 1.12% are Asian.
Students
9.7% receive special education services.
4.5% qualify as gifted and talented.
5.4% are non-English speakers; in total they speak 70 different languages, including Acholi, Kizigua, Mai-mai, Tamil, and Urdu.
32%% qualify for free and reduced lunch (up from a 27.26% last year and 21% the year prior to that).
Student Achievement
92.4% Graduation Rate 94% Proficient or Advanced on the
Reading ISAT 88% Proficient or Advance on the
Math ISAT The district achieves these results on
$4,077 in state funding, the lowest level of funding in the United States among school districts with more than 10,000 students.