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 Riverton.
K–66 schoolsJordan School District
7–92 schoolsJordan School District
10–12Riverton HighJordan School District
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.