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Idaho schools reduce staff amid rising costs, enrollment declines

District leaders are eliminating positions through attrition and RIFs as support units fall and state funding stays flat, with some districts cutting 20 or more jobs.

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on May 29, 2026 Public schools across Idaho will have fewer teachers and staff members this fall amid declining enrollment and rising costs. School boards governing large and small districts — from Pocatello to Buhl to…

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Idaho schools reduce staff amid rising costs, enrollment declines

Lara Stone, trustee for Blaine County School District and the 2025 ISBA Board Chair of the Year, listens to House Speaker Mike Moyle answer questions at the ISBA Day on the Hill on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at the Lincoln Auditorium in Boise. (Photo by Sean Dolan/EdNews)Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on May 29, 2026 Public schools across Idaho will have fewer teachers and staff members this fall amid declining enrollment and rising costs. Sch…

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idahoednews.org broke the news on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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