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Public schools in Utah

Utah has 1,097 open public schools run by 159 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 684,604 students. Schools average 21.9 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
159
Schools
1,097
Students
684,604
Teachers (FTE)
30,919
Students per teacher
21.9
US: 15.3
Charter schools
142
Total spending
$7.37 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$10,840
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Utah spent $10,840 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Utah

All 159 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Alpine DistrictAmerican Fork9186,64524.0$9,907
Davis DistrictFarmington9671,42822.7$9,782
Granite DistrictSalt Lake City8559,10622.5$11,409
Jordan DistrictWest Jordan7058,78821.7$9,979
Nebo DistrictSpanish Fork4943,69626.9$10,342
Washington DistrictSt. George5536,96123.1$9,368
Canyons DistrictSandy5032,68821.4$13,784
Weber DistrictOgden5532,05421.6$9,674
Cache DistrictLogan2620,28623.1$9,679
Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake City3619,04918.2$13,032
Tooele DistrictTooele2716,08820.7$8,922
Iron DistrictCedar City1814,12526.6$8,522
Provo DistrictProvo2213,89721.0$11,667
Box Elder DistrictBrigham City2312,55421.2$11,288
Ogden City DistrictOgden2310,24419.7$16,435
Wasatch DistrictHeber City98,78022.4$10,081
Uintah DistrictNaples136,68723.3$12,412
Murray DistrictMurray125,67821.0$10,567
Logan City DistrictLogan115,32820.8$13,109
Duchesne DistrictRoosevelt155,30919.0$11,325
American Preparatory AcademyDraper65,17422.9$8,984
Sevier DistrictRichfield144,65820.3$12,309
Park City DistrictPark City124,26916.2$18,333
Carbon DistrictPrice93,33419.3$17,181
South Sanpete DistrictManti83,30519.0$11,358
Millard DistrictDelta93,19819.6$12,166
Morgan DistrictMorgan83,18519.2$9,559
San Juan DistrictBlanding122,89716.2$17,284
Ascent Academies of UtahSalt Lake City52,85418.7$10,861
Juab DistrictNephi62,75821.9$7,386
North Sanpete DistrictMt. Pleasant82,70621.1$11,450
Summit AcademyDraper42,56718.1$9,322
Freedom Preparatory AcademyProvo32,16516.9$12,647
Wallace Stegner AcademySalt Lake City32,16222.1$7,438
Emery DistrictHuntington102,09117.1$16,460
Providence HallHerriman12,04416.6$8,981
Utah Virtual AcademyMurray11,89020.5$7,339
Syracuse Arts AcademySyracuse21,71818.9$10,533
Garfield DistrictPanguitch101,62823.6$25,606
South Summit DistrictKamas61,61618.6$15,022
American Leadership AcademySpanish Fork11,59718.1$8,647
Spectrum AcademyNorth Salt Lake21,52511.0$20,616
Kane DistrictKanab111,48420.6$16,560
Beaver DistrictBeaver71,47118.4$12,455
Grand DistrictMoab41,43617.7$27,595
Excelsior AcademyErda11,40621.3$7,818
Hawthorn AcademyWest Jordan21,36418.4$9,454
Davinci AcademyOgden11,27118.2$8,197
Thomas EdisonNorth Logan21,18918.9$7,253
Monticello AcademyWest Valley City21,13118.9$19,459
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Utah district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Alpine District86,645
  2. 2.Davis District71,428
  3. 3.Granite District59,106
  4. 4.Jordan District58,788
  5. 5.Nebo District43,696
  6. 6.Washington District36,961
  7. 7.Canyons District32,688
  8. 8.Weber District32,054
  9. 9.Cache District20,286
  10. 10.Salt Lake District19,049

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Spectrum Academy11.0
  2. 2.Park City District16.2
  3. 3.San Juan District16.2
  4. 4.Providence Hall16.6
  5. 5.John Hancock Charter School16.8
  6. 6.Freedom Preparatory Academy16.9
  7. 7.Emery District17.1
  8. 8.Grand District17.7
  9. 9.Summit Academy18.1
  10. 10.American Leadership Academy18.1

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Canyon Grove Academy28.4
  2. 2.Nebo District26.9
  3. 3.Iron District26.6
  4. 4.Utah Connections Academy25.0
  5. 5.Alpine District24.0
  6. 6.Garfield District23.6
  7. 7.Uintah District23.3
  8. 8.Cache District23.1
  9. 9.Washington District23.1
  10. 10.American Preparatory Academy22.9

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Grand District$27,595
  2. 2.Garfield District$25,606
  3. 3.Spectrum Academy$20,616
  4. 4.Monticello Academy$19,459
  5. 5.Park City District$18,333
  6. 6.San Juan District$17,284
  7. 7.Carbon District$17,181
  8. 8.Kane District$16,560
  9. 9.Emery District$16,460
  10. 10.Ogden City District$16,435

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Legacy Preparatory Academy$7,166
  2. 2.Thomas Edison$7,253
  3. 3.George Washington Academy$7,263
  4. 4.Utah Virtual Academy$7,339
  5. 5.Juab District$7,386
  6. 6.Wallace Stegner Academy$7,438
  7. 7.Utah Connections Academy$7,584
  8. 8.Canyon Grove Academy$7,587
  9. 9.Excelsior Academy$7,818
  10. 10.Lakeview Academy$7,841

Most charter schools

  1. 1.American Preparatory Academy6
  2. 2.Ascent Academies of Utah5
  3. 3.Summit Academy4
  4. 4.Freedom Preparatory Academy3
  5. 5.Wallace Stegner Academy3
  6. 6.Syracuse Arts Academy2
  7. 7.Spectrum Academy2
  8. 8.Hawthorn Academy2
  9. 9.Thomas Edison2
  10. 10.Monticello Academy2

Schools by level

201 high schools, 145 middle schools and 619 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 201

  1. Cedar Valley High Eagle Mountain, 3,300 students
  2. Granger High West Valley City, 3,267 students
  3. Westlake High Saratoga Springs, 3,052 students
  4. Copper Hills High West Jordan, 2,837 students
  5. Cyprus High Magna, 2,762 students
  6. Mountain Ridge High Herriman, 2,738 students
  7. Taylorsville High Taylorsville, 2,685 students
  8. Syracuse High Syracuse, 2,608 students
  9. Wasatch High Heber City, 2,604 students
  10. Herriman High Herriman, 2,522 students
  11. West High Salt Lake City, 2,503 students
  12. Lone Peak High Highland, 2,484 students
  13. Skyridge High School Lehi, 2,483 students
  14. Hunter High West Valley City, 2,480 students
  15. Bingham High South Jordan, 2,461 students

Middle schools 145

  1. American Fork Junior High American Fork, 1,827 students
  2. Frontier Middle School Eagle Mountain, 1,781 students
  3. Viewpoint Middle Lehi, 1,667 students
  4. Willowcreek Middle Lehi, 1,591 students
  5. West Point Junior High West Point, 1,551 students
  6. Lake Mountain Middle Saratoga Springs, 1,471 students
  7. Draper Park Middle Draper, 1,411 students
  8. Sunset Ridge Middle West Jordan, 1,377 students
  9. Lehi Junior High Lehi, 1,376 students
  10. Lakeridge Junior High Orem, 1,344 students
  11. Timberline Middle Alpine, 1,322 students
  12. Mountain Creek Middle School South Jordan, 1,313 students
  13. Mapleton Junior High Mapleton, 1,312 students
  14. Farmington Junior High Farmington, 1,266 students
  15. Oquirrh Hills Middle Riverton, 1,261 students

Elementary schools 619

  1. Utah Online K8 St George, 2,693 students
  2. Excelsior Academy Erda, 1,406 students
  3. Wasatch Learning Academy Heber City, 1,232 students
  4. Dry Creek School Lehi, 1,157 students
  5. North Point School Lehi, 1,128 students
  6. Desert Sky Eagle Mountain, 1,096 students
  7. Thunder Ridge School Saratoga Springs, 1,093 students
  8. Brookhaven School Eagle Mountain, 1,077 students
  9. American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 Draper, 1,068 students
  10. Trailside Elementary Vineyard, 1,052 students
  11. Harvest School Saratoga Springs, 1,031 students
  12. George Washington Academy St George, 1,013 students
  13. Riverview School Saratoga Springs, 1,002 students
  14. Pony Express School Eagle Mountain, 995 students
  15. Belmont School Lehi, 946 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.