Jerome’s public schools outperform 16% of Idaho districts
The public schools Jerome’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Jerome has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in four working residents works right in Jerome
About one in 4 of Jerome’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Twin Falls (23%), Boise City (4%) and Wendell (1%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Jerome is a city in and the county seat of Jerome County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jerome had a population of 12,349. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and is part of the Twin Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the second largest city in Idaho's Magic Valley region, second only to Twin Falls which is located 10 miles (16 km) southeast. Jerome's economy is largely agrarian, with dairy farming being one of the main revenue sources for the local economy.