The Boise District has seen substantial changes in its demographics in the past two decades, as the city and surrounding areas have grown. The charts below show changes in the population of low income students, ethnic categories, and Limited English Proficient students in the Boise District.The Boise District has seen substantial changes in its demographics in the past two decades, as the city and surrounding areas have grown. The charts below show changes in the population of low income students, ethnic categories, and Limited English Proficient students in the Boise District.

The percentage of low income students in the Boise District has increased since 1990 by about one third. The number of elementary schools with more than 50% free and reduced lunches has increased during the same period from 2 to 15.

The percentage of White students as compared to total district enrollment has declined gradually over the past fifteen years; at the same time, the fastest growing ethnic group in the District is Hispanic. The percentage of Black and Asian students has grown slightly in the past fifteen years, while the percentage of Native American students has been static.

The Limited English Proficient subpopulation is by far the fastest growing in the District. Students from all parts of the world, speaking many different languages, now make Boise home and attend its schools. In the early 1990's, Boise's population of LEP students was less than 100; it topped 2000 in 2005-06, and has fallen to 1847 since, because of reclassification of LEP qualifying criteria by the state in 2006-07. LEP students make up about 7.4% of the District's total student population.

Updated 3/18/2009

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