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Jerome Joint School District 261

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Jerome.

Jerome’s School Grade D better than 9% of Idaho school districts

Students
3,998
Schools
8
Spent per student
$9,832
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$59.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jerome Joint School District 261

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the ID average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $59.7M, about $14,929 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% of the 170 Idaho school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DJerome 13,731

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jerome. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Jerome Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jerome High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 41.9% · 2,277 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 54.8% · 2,268 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 81.1% · 316 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$9,832 per student · 12% below ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 67%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,072’20
4,152’21
4,164’22
4,078’23
3,998’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 60%White 38%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools.

Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jerome
C−
486 students18:1
Frontier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jerome
475 students20:1
Summit Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jerome
D
460 students19:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jerome
D
421 students21:1
Jerome Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Jerome
4 students7:1
Jerome Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jerome
C−
937 students18:1
Falls City Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Jerome
75 students12:1
Jerome High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jerome
D
1,140 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Idaho.