How are the schools in Boise, ID?

Boise has 77 public schools in federal filings, 69 with enough reported data to grade. 88% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 54 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Boise, ID?

EPA monitoring for Ada County recorded a median AQI of 37 with 84% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 40% of monitored ID counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Boise, ID?

12 facilities in Boise report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 769 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Boise.

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Boise, ID: The Full Public Record

769 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 69 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for Boise, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 77 schools in Boise, including 26 high schools. 69 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 88% rate A or B.

A 44

B 17

C 7

F 1

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 46 bullying allegations, 10 weapon incidents.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

16 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 18 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 44 run gifted & talented programs.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

12 facilities in Boise report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 769 pounds of carcinogen-class releases.

Largest reported releases by weight: Ammonia (100,250 lbs), Hydrogen fluoride (5,605 lbs), Nitric acid (2,615 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Ada County recorded a median AQI of 37 in 2025, with good air on 84% of monitored days. 40% of monitored ID counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 19 fatal police shooting incidents in Boise over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Boise are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Local economy

Ada County's economy is classified as growing in federal employment data with 1.8% job growth over the tracked decade, average annual pay of $71,538, and 26,514 registered businesses.

Every address in Boise has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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