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Salt Lake City, UT
Public School Ratings




Salt Lake City 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Salt Lake School District details

Salt Lake School District
440 E 100 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

19,896 Students enrolled in District

44 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Salt Lake School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Utah

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.9% of all UT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
42%
46%
44%
40%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Backman School
601 N 1500 W
Salt Lake City, UT, 84116
PK-06
Beacon Heights School
1850 S 2500 E
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
KG-06
Bonneville School
1145 S 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
KG-06
Children Behavior Therapy Unit School
780 S Gaurdsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
KG-06
Clayton Middle School
1470 S 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
07-08
Columbus Community Center School
3495 S West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT, 84115
M-M
Dilworth School
1953 S 2100 E
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
PK-06
East High School
840 S 1300 E
Salt Lake City, UT, 84102
09-12
Edison School
466 Cheyenne
Salt Lake City, UT, 84104
PK-06
Emerson School
1017 E 1370 S
Salt Lake City, UT, 84105
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.8% 73.8%
Black 5.3% 1.4%
Hispanic 40.5% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.8% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.7% 2.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.1% 29.0%
Free lunch eligible 48.5% 23.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,541 $150,034,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $536 $10,664,000 3.9%
Staff $1,012 $20,126,000 7.4%
General Administration $55 $1,103,000 0.4%
School Administration $836 $16,634,000 6.1%
Operation $1,268 $25,224,000 9.3%
Transportation $261 $5,198,000 1.9%
Other $412 $8,189,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,380 $87,138,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,702 $33,872,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $13,623 $271,044,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,584 $3,864,422,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $491 $340,095,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $276,323,000 3.7%
General Administration $101 $69,745,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $410,114,000 5.6%
Operation $773 $534,668,000 7.2%
Transportation $220 $152,550,000 2.1%
Other $280 $193,935,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,857 $1,977,430,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $1,532,981,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $7,374,833,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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