USA.com / Idaho / Jerome Joint School District 261

Jerome Joint School District 261

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

Jerome Joint School District 261 is located close to the center of Idaho. Jerome Joint School District 261 has 311.13 square miles of land area and 1.79 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Jerome Joint School District 261 population is 19,462. Jerome Joint School District 261 median household income is $40,782 in 2010-2014. Jerome Joint School District 261 median house value is $138,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Jerome Joint School District 261 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (94 out of 109, bottom 14%) Elementary/Middle School: (90 out of 110, bottom 18%)* Rank: #101
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	19,462 (2010-2014), rank #24
Population Growth	10.73% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	62.19/sq mi, rank #24
Median Household Income:	$40,782 at 2010-2014—0.89% increase since 2005-2009, rank #78
Median House Price:	$138,900 at 2010-2014—1.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #70
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	311.13 sq mi, rank #71
Water Area:	1.79 sq mi (0.57%), rank #62
State:	Idaho
County:	Jerome County, Gooding County
City:	Jerome, Twin Falls, Wendell
Zip:	83338, 83301, 83355
Area:	Twin Falls, ID

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

The Richest School Districts Nearby

House Price of School Districts Nearby

Jerome Joint School District 261 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

125 Fourth Ave West

Jerome ID, 83338, Jerome County

Phone: 208-324-2392

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,814	3,557	3,431	3,555	3,613	3,594	3,415
English Language Learner Students:	613	NA	607	572	556	610	648
Total Teachers:	191.47	187.75	193.01	207.02	197.76	188.90	187.20
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	8.50	8.00	7.50	9.00	9.00	8.00	7.30
Elementary:	80.36	78.16	75.03	79.00	91.24	90.90	92.20
Secondary:	100.61	99.59	110.48	118.02	95.52	88.00	86.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	142.82	51.09	165.65	175.64	127.23	128.30	128.50
Instructional Aides:	31.16	30.99	32.33	35.03	40.48	38.10	40.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	3.50	3.98	4.00	3.50	3.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.56	3.83	5.19	5.24	5.50	5.60	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	2.00	4.00	4.34	2.50	2.30	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	1.83	1.19	0.90	3.00	3.30	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	3.56	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.14	0.14	0.00	0.83	2.34	2.50	3.00
Library/Media Support:	2.36	2.39	2.07	2.36	1.95	2.30	2.30
District Administrators:	0.25	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	NA	7.31	6.05	3.00	4.10	3.90
School Administrators:	4.43	4.53	4.43	6.33	9.00	9.80	9.50
School Administrative Support:	9.66	9.21	8.90	8.42	11.71	11.50	11.20
Student Support Services:	91.26	NA	3.50	3.10	3.50	3.30	3.50
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	98.42	103.30	44.75	46.60	43.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.92	18.95	17.78	17.17	18.27	19.03	18.24

Schools

Day Treatment Program	Grade 1 to Grade 12	125 Fourth Ave West, Jerome ID 83338
Horizon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	934 Tenth Ave East, Jerome ID 83338
Jefferson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	600 North Fillmore St, Jerome ID 83338
Jerome High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	104 North Tiger Dr, Jerome ID 83338
Jerome Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	520 Tenth Ave West, Jerome ID 83338
Northside Jr/Sr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	125 Fourth Ave West, Jerome ID 83338
Summit Elementary	Grade 4 to Grade 5	200 Tenth Ave West, Jerome ID 83338

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	59.2%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	36.2%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	57.5%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	68%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	69.9%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	65.9%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	33.8%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	69%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67.7%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	85.7%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	35.6%	58.5%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.3%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.2%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.2%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64.7%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59.4%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55.1%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60.6%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64.1%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59.2%	72.7%
2008	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	5.9%	21.8%
2009	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	13.5%	26%
2010	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	29.5%	31.3%
2011	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	31.7%	26.4%
2012	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	12.3%	32.9%
2013	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	28.8%	23.5%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	22.7%	25.2%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	18.2%	23%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32%	31.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	12.1%	28.6%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	20.6%	26.4%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	14.1%	25%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	20%	38.4%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	17.3%	38.4%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	40.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	23.1%	37.9%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	25%	40.8%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	25%	38%
2011	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	0%	23.8%
2012	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	13.6%	21.5%
2013	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	6.3%	18.9%
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	15.8%	17.5%
2013	Math	12th Grade	% met std	13.6%	18.9%
2012	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	7.1%	29.9%
2013	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	7.7%	28.5%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	67.1%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	66.2%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	64.5%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	66.1%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.2%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.7%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	71.2%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	67.3%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	61.1%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.6%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.9%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.9%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	63.1%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	67%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	66.8%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.2%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.2%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	55.2%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	50%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	48.1%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	56.3%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	54.6%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	61.8%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	48.5%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	67.7%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	58.2%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	51.8%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73.4%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70.1%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79.9%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70.8%	82.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$22,651,000	$6,602		$24,521,000	$6,898		$25,250,000	$6,989
Federal:	$3,530,000	$1,029	15.6%	$3,677,000	$1,034	15.0%	$5,652,000	$1,564	22.4%
State:	$15,171,000	$4,422	67.0%	$17,115,000	$4,814	69.8%	$15,868,000	$4,392	62.8%
Local:	$3,950,000	$1,151	17.4%	$3,729,000	$1,049	15.2%	$3,730,000	$1,032	14.8%
Total Expenditures:	$21,081,000	$6,144		$21,495,000	$6,046		$23,628,000	$6,540
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,032,000	$5,547		$19,645,000	$5,526		$21,731,000	$6,015
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,182,000	$3,259	58.8%	$11,885,000	$3,343	60.5%	$13,018,000	$3,603	59.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,480,000	$723	13.0%	$2,563,000	$721	13.0%	$3,192,000	$883	14.7%
Administration:	$1,566,000	$456	8.2%	$1,451,000	$408	7.4%	$1,631,000	$451	7.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,804,000	$1,109	20.0%	$3,746,000	$1,054	19.1%	$3,890,000	$1,077	17.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$614,000	$179		$631,000	$177		$663,000	$184
Construction:	$441,000	$129		$497,000	$140		$536,000	$148
Total Other:	$4,000	$1		$4,000	$1		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,431,000	$417		$1,215,000	$342		$1,234,000	$342

Total Salary:	$10,865,000	$3,167		$11,420,000	$3,212		$12,404,000	$3,433
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,910,000	$2,305	72.8%	$8,432,000	$2,372	73.8%	$8,926,000	$2,471	72.0%
Other Salary:	$2,955,000	$861	27.2%	$2,988,000	$841	26.2%	$3,478,000	$963	28.0%
Total Benefit:	$3,913,000	$1,140		$3,936,000	$1,107		$4,641,000	$1,285
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,734,000	$797	69.9%	$2,872,000	$808	73.0%	$3,289,000	$910	70.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,179,000	$344	30.1%	$1,064,000	$299	27.0%	$1,352,000	$374	29.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	31.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,460.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,396.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,953.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,198.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,555.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,927.0

* Jerome Joint School District 261 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.