📍 104 North Tiger Drive, Jerome, Jerome County, 83338
Jerome High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jerome, Jerome County. The school has 1,215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jerome Joint District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jerome High School enrolls 1,215 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 45% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 649 | 53% |
| White | 545 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
544 of the school's 1,215 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 432 qualify for free lunch and 112 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jerome High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Jerome High School is one of 7 schools in JEROME JOINT DISTRICT, based in JEROME, Idaho. The district serves 3,998 students district-wide and employs 225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,215 students, Jerome High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe