📍 3650 North Owyhee Storm Avenue, Meridian, Ada County, 83646
Owyhee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 1,773 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joint School District No. 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 79.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owyhee High School enrolls 1,773 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 79.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,462 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 1,773 students (9.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Owyhee High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Owyhee High School is one of 61 schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, based in MERIDIAN, Idaho. The district serves 38,740 students district-wide and employs 2,199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,773 students, Owyhee High School is larger than the district average of about 635 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe