Idaho State Department of Education

Idaho Department of Education
Agency overview
HeadquartersBoise, Idaho
Agency executive
  • Debbie Critchfield, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction
Parent agencyIdaho State Board of Education
Websitehttps://www.sde.idaho.gov/

The Idaho Department of Education is an executive agency of the Idaho state education system.[1][2] The department is responsible for public elementary and secondary school matters as provided by Title 33, Idaho Code, or as determined by the Idaho State Board of Education.[3] It is headquartered in the state capital, Boise, Idaho.

The Idaho Department of Education is helmed by the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected official.

Each year the Idaho Department of Education serves more than 300,000 students,[4] at 736 schools,[5] across 115 districts.[6]

  1. ^ "Board Governance Structure". Idaho State Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ^ "IV.B. - State Department of Education". Idaho State Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. ^ "Section 33-125 – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  4. ^ "Idaho Department of Education - School Data KPI and Enrollment". Idaho Report Card. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Idaho State Department of Education (SDE)". SDE. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. ^ "Facts About Public Education in Idaho". BLUUM. Retrieved 2022-07-06.