Utah’s public schools added 10,580 students this school year bringing the total enrollment count to 644,476, according to data released today by the Utah State Board of Education. This represents a 1.67 percent increase over last year’s enrollment of 633,896.
Utah public schools conduct a census of students annually on Oct. 1. The data for the 2016 count is available online now at www.schools.utah.gov/data/
Other items of interest found in this year’s enrollment count include:
- Charter school enrollment grew by 5.9 percent to 71,494 students. Charters now account for 11 percent of Utah public school enrollment.
- The five largest school districts in Utah are:
- Alpine 77,343
- Davis 71,021
- Granite 67,177
- Jordan 52,507
- Canyons 34,017
- The five smallest school districts in Utah are:
- Daggett 183
- Tintic 244
- Piute 280
- Wayne 450
- Rich 497
- The five largest district high schools are:
- Granger High (Granite District)
3,557 - Westlake High (Alpine District)
2,865 - Herriman High (Jordan District)
2,818 - Copper Hills High (Jordan District)
2,786 - Hunter High (Granite District)
2,668
- Granger High (Granite District)
- The five largest charter schools are:
- Providence Hall (K-12, Herriman)
2,149 - Utah Virtual Academy (K-12, online)
2,028 - American Leadership Academy (K-12, Spanish Fork)
1,728 - American Preparatory Academy-Accelerated (K-12, WVC) 1,432
- American International School (K-12, Murray)
1,322
- Providence Hall (K-12, Herriman)
- Racial and ethnic minority students comprise 25 percent of Utah’s school population. This represents 161,050 students.
- Low income students comprise 35 percent of Utah’s student population. This represents 223,470 students.
