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Salt Lake District, UT: schools, enrollment and spending

Salt Lake District runs 36 public schools with 19,049 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.2 students per teacher is 3.7 lower than the Utah figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
36
Students
19,049
Teachers (FTE)
1,044
Students per teacher
18.2
UT: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
406 E 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone
(801)578-8599
County
Salt Lake County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4900870
State district ID
UT-36
Total staff (FTE)
2,535
School counselors (FTE)
54.0About 353 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
73.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.2
Utah21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (20,798), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$298.0 million
Federal revenue
$34.0 million
State revenue
$86.1 million
Local revenue
$177.9 million
Total spending
$271.0 million
Spending per pupil
$13,032
Salaries
$157.8 million58.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.4%
  • State: 28.9%
  • Local: 59.7%

Utah overall

  • Federal: 9.6%
  • State: 54.7%
  • Local: 35.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,032
Utah$10,840
United States$16,826

Schools in Salt Lake District

By level: 7 high, 5 middle, 23 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Backman SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 639613.7
Beacon Heights SchoolElementaryPK to 634517.2
Bonneville SchoolElementaryK to 641418.8
Clayton MiddleMiddle7 to 856719.6
Dilworth SchoolElementaryPK to 646320.1
East HighHigh9 to 121,76421.3
Edison SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 645919.1
Emerson SchoolElementaryK to 639513.6
Ensign SchoolElementaryPK to 636120.1
Escalante SchoolElementaryPK to 635218.5
Franklin SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 632513.0
Glendale MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 867817.8
Highland HighHigh9 to 121,97323.5
Highland Park SchoolElementaryK to 647817.7
Hillside MiddleMiddle7 to 848521.1
Horizonte Instruction & Training CenterCEP schoolHigh7 to 1225910.8
Indian Hills SchoolElementaryPK to 646721.2
Innovations Early College High SchoolHigh9 to 1215726.2
Liberty SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 647318.9
Meadowlark SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 643417.4
Mountain View SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 662921.7
Newman SchoolElementaryPK to 640514.5
Nibley Park SchoolElementaryPK to 848315.1
North Star SchoolElementaryPK to 633615.3
Northwest MiddleMiddle7 to 854215.5
Parkview SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 637114.8
Rose Park SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 635817.9
Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantMiddle7 to 834815.8
Salt Lake Head StartPrekindergartenPK75
Salt Lake Technology CenterHigh9 to 120
Sky View AcademyHigh1211.0
Uintah SchoolElementaryK to 646423.2
Wasatch SchoolElementaryK to 638720.4
Washington SchoolElementaryPK to 640220.1
West HighHigh7 to 122,50323.0
Whittier SchoolElementaryPK to 650017.9

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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.