Public schools in Moab, UT
Moab has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,506 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Grand District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Moab's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Moab | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand District | 4 | 1,473 | $14,004 |
| Moab Charter School | 1 | 62 | $20,565 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Moab, 469 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand County High | 469 | 15.3 | 32.0% | Grand District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Moab, 221 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand County Middle | 221 | 16.5 | 41.6% | Grand District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Moab, 816 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen M. Knight School | 686 | 18.8 | 37.8% | Grand District |
| Moab Charter School | 70 | 16.3 | 32.9% | Moab Charter School |
| C R Sundwall Center | 60 | 60.0 | 13.3% | Grand District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Moab's public schools compare with Utah's
The median Moab school has 16.5 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Utah median of 20.9. 20% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 22% across the state. Its median school enrolls 221 students (state 536).
| Moab | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.5 | 20.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 221 | 536 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 20% | 22% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 7.1% |
| Charter schools | 20% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Moab schools and the 1,044 Utah schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Moab
- Grand DistrictRuns 4 of Moab's 5 public schools and spent $14,004 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,004
- Grand County High, the largest high school in Moab469 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.469
- Compare Grand District with Moab Charter SchoolMoab's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in UtahUtah's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Moab addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Utah
- Salt Lake City86 schools
- Ogden50 schools
- West Valley City35 schools
- Sandy32 schools
- West Jordan32 schools
- Orem23 schools
- Provo23 schools
- St George23 schools
Questions about schools in Moab
How many public schools are in Moab, UT?
5 public schools with an address in Moab were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,506 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Moab?
Grand County High, with 469 students in 2024-25 (Grand District).Which districts run Moab's schools?
Grand District (4 schools), Moab Charter School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25