Idaho § 33-302 - Classification of school districts

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 33-302 — Classification of school districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 33-302. Classification of school districts

Elementary school districts shall give instruction only to pupils in grades one (1) through eight (8), and may give instruction in kindergarten. All other school districts shall give instruction to pupils in grades one (1) through twelve (12), and may give instruction in kindergarten, and shall maintain secondary schools giving instruction to pupils in grades seven (7) through twelve (12), or any combination of such grades.

Any school district maintaining its only secondary school building situate not less than twenty-five (25) miles from the nearest Idaho secondary school, and which employs not less than six (6) teachers within its district, may be authorized by the state board of education to instruct pupils in two (2) or more grades above grade seven (7).

Whenever any district lies, or shall lie, in more than one (1) county it shall be designated as a joint district of its class.

[33-302, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 32, p. 27; am. 1975, ch. 42, sec. 4, p. 73.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 33-302 ("Classification of school districts") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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