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Utah Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

Overview

Public Schools Overview Utah School Districts by City
Number Of Students 690,074
Number Of Utah Schools 1,124
Number Of Utah School Districts 166
Spending Per Student $11,245

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
44%
48%
49%
44%
44%
41%
44%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    9th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
50%
45%
36%
45%
40%
35%
27%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    9th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 73.7% 46.7%
Black 1.4% 15.8%
Hispanic 20.6% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.6% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 29.5% 51.9%
English Language Learners 7.3% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 12.8% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22.4
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Utah Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 3,417,734 334,914,895
Population Density (per sq. mile) 40 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 7.1% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 24.4% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 36.8% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 20.0% 25.1%
65 Or Older 11.6% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 1,094,896 120,745,577
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.9% 34.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 23.9% 22.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.6% 17.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,976 $4,123,928,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $537 $370,425,000 4.8%
Staff $457 $315,243,000 4.1%
General Administration $108 $74,267,000 1.0%
School Administration $620 $427,560,000 5.5%
Operation $785 $541,419,000 7.0%
Transportation $258 $177,791,000 2.3%
Other $295 $203,707,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,058 $2,110,412,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,210 $1,525,248,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,245 $7,759,588,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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