Schools & Education
Last updated: 2026-05-28
Public education in the Treasure Valley is split among about a dozen K-12 districts. West Ada School District — covering Meridian, Eagle, Star, parts of Boise, and parts of Garden City and Kuna — is the largest in Idaho, with more than 40,000 students. Boise School District serves the city of Boise proper. On the Canyon County side, the major districts are Nampa School District, Caldwell School District, Vallivue School District (southwest Nampa/east Caldwell), Middleton School District, Kuna Joint School District, and several smaller ones — Wilder, Notus, Parma, Marsing, and Melba. Each district sets its own calendar, boundaries, transportation, and lunch program; charter schools and magnet programs operate alongside.
Higher education in the Valley is unusually strong for the metro size. Boise State University is the state's largest university and a research-1 institution; College of Western Idaho (CWI) is the regional community college with campuses in Nampa and Boise; College of Idaho is a private liberal-arts college in Caldwell; Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a private Christian university in Nampa. Several technical and career-training programs round things out, including the Treasure Valley Workforce Development Council programs.
For weather-driven school closures and delays, the local TV stations (KTVB, Idaho News 6, CBS 2 Idaho) maintain consolidated closure lists each winter morning. Most districts also push notifications through their own apps and via Idaho Power-style outage-style SMS alerts. The links below cover districts, colleges, calendars, enrollment, and the closure-list aggregators.
What you'll find on this page
- K-12 districts — West Ada, Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Vallivue, Middleton, Kuna, and the smaller districts.
- Higher education — Boise State, CWI, College of Idaho, NNU, technical programs.
- Idaho State Department of Education and Idaho State Board of Education.
- School closure and delay lists from local TV stations.
- Open enrollment, boundary lookup, and transportation resources.
School Districts
Boise School District
Boise Independent School District — school calendars, enrollment, boundaries, news, and district services.
West Ada School District
Idaho's largest school district serving Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, and Star — calendars, enrollment, and school info.
Nampa School District
Nampa School District 131 — school calendar, enrollment, boundaries, and district announcements.
Caldwell School District
Caldwell School District — schools, calendar, enrollment, and Caldwell community education information.
Kuna School District
Kuna Joint School District — schools, academic calendar, enrollment, and district news.
Vallivue School District
Vallivue School District serving Caldwell and Middleton area — enrollment, calendar, and school information.
Middleton School District
Middleton School District 134 — school calendar, enrollment, and community information.
Emmett School District
Emmett Independent School District 221 — schools serving Emmett and Gem County.
Mountain Home School District
Mountain Home School District 193 — schools serving Mountain Home, Mountain Home AFB families, and Elmore County.
Marsing School District
Marsing Joint School District 363 — small-town schools in Owyhee County along the Snake River.
Homedale School District
Homedale Joint School District 370 — Owyhee County schools serving Homedale and the surrounding farming community.
Closures & Delays
Colleges & Universities
Boise State University
Boise State University — academics, admissions, campus events, and Bronco athletics at Idaho's largest university.
College of Western Idaho (CWI)
Community college serving Ada and Canyon counties with affordable degrees, certificates, and workforce programs.
The College of Idaho
Private liberal arts college in Caldwell — one of Idaho's oldest colleges offering undergraduate and graduate programs.
Northwest Nazarene University (NNU)
Private Christian university in Nampa offering undergraduate, graduate, and online degree programs.
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