Public schools in Utah
1,097 operating public schools in 155 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,097
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
684,604
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
31,349.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
21.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
142
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 15 Utah districts have full profiles so far; search all 155.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine District | Orem | 91 | 86,645 | 24.1 |
| Davis District | Layton | 96 | 71,428 | 23.1 |
| Granite District | Salt Lake City | 85 | 59,106 | 22.5 |
| Jordan District | West Jordan | 70 | 58,788 | 21.7 |
| Nebo District | Spanish Fork | 49 | 43,696 | 27 |
| Washington District | St George | 55 | 36,961 | 23.2 |
| Canyons District | Sandy | 50 | 32,688 | 21.5 |
| Weber District | Ogden | 55 | 32,054 | 21.9 |
| Cache District | Hyrum | 26 | 20,286 | 23.2 |
| Salt Lake District | Salt Lake City | 36 | 19,049 | 18.6 |
| Tooele District | Tooele | 27 | 16,088 | 20.9 |
| Iron District | Cedar City | 18 | 14,125 | 27 |
| Provo District | Provo | 22 | 13,897 | 21 |
| Box Elder District | Brigham City | 23 | 12,554 | 21.3 |
| Ogden City District | Ogden | 23 | 10,244 | 19.7 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 18.4% | |
| Suburb | 49.5% | |
| Town | 12.0% | |
| Rural | 20.1% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 619 | |
| High | 201 | |
| Middle | 145 | |
| Other | 87 | |
| Prekindergarten | 34 | |
| Secondary | 11 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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