C+
Salt Lake City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Salt Lake City.
Students
19,049
Schools
36
Spent per student
$14,955
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$8.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Salt Lake City School District
- School Grade C+: better than 36% of Utah districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- Spends 30% more per student than the UT average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $8.1M, about $427 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 proficiency30%
State average 38.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 88.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,955 per student · 30% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 29%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,585’20
18,813’21
18,674’22
18,440’23
19,049’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 41%White 39%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%
Schools in the district
36 public schools.
Mountain View School
D629 students22:1
Whittier School
B500 students18:1
Nibley Park School
D483 students15:1
Highland Park School
B+478 students18:1
Liberty School
D−473 students19:1
Indian Hills School
A+467 students21:1
Uintah School
A+464 students23:1
Dilworth School
A−463 students20:1
Edison School
D−459 students19:1
Meadowlark School
D−434 students17:1
Bonneville School
A+414 students19:1
Newman School
D405 students14:1
Washington School
C−402 students20:1
Backman School
D−396 students14:1
Emerson School
B+395 students14:1
Wasatch School
A−387 students20:1
Parkview School
B−371 students14:1
Ensign School
A+361 students20:1
Rose Park School
D−358 students17:1
Escalante School
D352 students18:1
Beacon Heights School
A+345 students17:1
North Star School
D−336 students15:1
Franklin School
D−325 students13:1
Glendale Middle
D678 students18:1
Clayton Middle
B+567 students19:1
Northwest Middle
D−542 students15:1
Hillside Middle
B485 students21:1
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant
D348 students15:1
West High
B+2,503 students23:1
Highland High
C+1,973 students23:1
East High
C−1,764 students21:1
Horizonte Instruction & Training Center
C−259 students11:1
Innovations Early College High School
D157 students23:1
Sky View Academy
1 students1:1
Salt Lake Technology Center
0 students0:1
Salt Lake Head Start
75 students
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.