C
Granite School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves West Valley City, Millcreek, Taylorsville, Murray, Kearns, Holladay, Magna, South Salt Lake and Emigration Canyon, and parts of West Jordan.
Students
59,106
Schools
85
Spent per student
$12,019
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$186.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Granite School District
- School Grade C: better than 27% of Utah districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
- 23 students per teacher
- Debt of $186.2M, about $3,151 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Kearns.
Test scores vs. UT
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 38.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 88.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,019 per student · 5% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 46%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
62,055’20
60,140’21
59,977’22
59,972’23
59,106’24
Down 4.8% since 2020.
Students
White 44%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
85 public schools.
West Valley School
C764 students21:1
Granger School
D716 students22:1
Elk Run Elementary
D714 students24:1
Olene Walker Elementary
D712 students26:1
Neil Armstrong Academy
C688 students25:1
Woodrow Wilson School
D656 students31:1
Woodstock School
A625 students25:1
William Penn School
A615 students23:1
Stansbury School
D−582 students21:1
Oakwood School
A+580 students20:1
Morningside School
A+564 students23:1
Fox Hills School
B553 students25:1
Magna School
D549 students24:1
Hillsdale School
D−548 students21:1
West Kearns School
D548 students22:1
James E. Moss School
D−543 students25:1
South Kearns School
C−536 students19:1
Plymouth School
D535 students21:1
Gearld Wright School
C532 students22:1
Calvin S. Smith School
B+525 students24:1
Monroe School
D512 students20:1
Redwood School
D−511 students21:1
Whittier School
D492 students18:1
Beehive School
D489 students21:1
Crestview School
B+485 students25:1
Diamond Ridge School
C+483 students24:1
Lincoln School
C−483 students22:1
Pleasant Green School
D482 students24:1
Hunter School
C−480 students21:1
Upland Terrace School
A477 students22:1
Silver Hills School
D475 students21:1
Hillside School
C−470 students23:1
Howard R. Driggs School
A+469 students27:1
Rolling Meadows School
C456 students21:1
Valley Crest School
D455 students22:1
Philo T. Farnsworth School
D448 students22:1
Bennion School
C447 students25:1
Pioneer School
D438 students22:1
Arcadia School
D433 students20:1
Copper Hills School
C−432 students21:1
David Gourley School
D423 students22:1
Jackling School
D−415 students22:1
Douglas T. Orchard School
D411 students22:1
Lake Ridge School
D−410 students23:1
Taylorsville School
D404 students22:1
John C. Fremont School
D374 students21:1
Academy Park School
D358 students23:1
Cottonwood School
A+340 students25:1
Jim Bridger School
D340 students21:1
Rosecrest School
B+334 students25:1
Harry S. Truman School
D317 students22:1
Thomas W. Bacchus School
D315 students22:1
Robert Frost School
C+304 students21:1
Eastwood School
A+300 students25:1
Oakridge School
A+279 students21:1
Hartvigsen School
D−76 students4:1
Headstart Preschool Special Education
2 students0:1
Scott M Matheson Jr High
D1,051 students25:1
Eisenhower Jr High
C−1,036 students22:1
Bennion Jr High
C1,022 students24:1
Thomas Jefferson Jr High
D915 students23:1
Wasatch Jr High
A−829 students26:1
Olympus Jr High
A−807 students26:1
Granite Park Jr High
D−800 students21:1
John F. Kennedy Jr High
D772 students23:1
Kearns Jr High
D732 students18:1
West Lake Jr High
D724 students21:1
Hunter Jr High
D667 students22:1
Bonneville Jr High
C+636 students25:1
Evergreen Jr High
B600 students24:1
Valley Jr High
D546 students22:1
Churchill Jr High
A−521 students26:1
Granger High
D−3,267 students25:1
Cyprus High
D2,762 students26:1
Taylorsville High
C2,685 students26:1
Hunter High
D2,480 students24:1
Kearns High
D2,313 students24:1
Skyline High
A2,186 students27:1
Olympus High
A−2,151 students25:1
Cottonwood High
C−1,451 students23:1
Granite Technical Institute
D−86 students2:1
Vista School
C551 students23:1
Granite Connection High
C−541 students15:1
Youth Educational Support School
D−71 students4:1
Granite Preschool
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.