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Boise School District

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Type
  
Public

Established
  
1865

Athletic conference
  
Southern Idaho - 5A

Area
  
2,776 km²

Founded
  
1865

Grades
  
K-12

Superintendent
  
Don Coberly

Website
  
www.boiseschools.org

Number of students
  
26,023

Region
  
Boise

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Motto
  
"Educating Today for a Better Tomorrow"

The Boise School District #1, is a comprehensive public school district in Boise, Idaho. The district was founded in 1865 under the auspices of Idaho Territory. Formerly the largest school district in the state, it now ranks second to the adjacent West Ada School District #2, which administers several schools in western Boise. Peak enrollment in the Boise School District was reached in 1997 at 27,070.

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Map of Boise City Independent School District 1, ID, USA

The Boise School District #1 is the second-oldest school system in Idaho. The oldest is in Lewiston, founded three years earlier by the Washington Territory government.

The district has the highest tax rate of any in the State of Idaho, nearly double that of the Meridian School District (West Ada School District #2).

Traditional

Four senior high schools, grades 10–12, IHSAA class 5A, Southern Idaho Conference

  • Boise - (1902, 1882 as Central School)
  • Borah - (1958)
  • Capital - (1965)
  • Timberline - (1998)
  • Alternative

  • Frank Church - (2008), grades 9–12
  • Marian Pritchett
  • Junior High Schools

    Eight junior high schools, grades 7–9, two per high school

    Elementary Schools

    Thirty-two elementary schools, grades K–6.

    Joint School District Facilities

  • Dennis Technical Education Center
  • Treasure Valley Mathematics and Science Center
  • Other

  • Language Academy
  • Madison Early Childhood Center
  • St. Mary's
  • St. Joe's
  • St. Marks
  • Sacred Heart
  • References

    Boise School District Wikipedia