Public schools in Saint George, UT

Saint George has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,679 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Washington County School District runs 8 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Saint George's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Saint GeorgeDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Washington County School District837,572$9,106
Freedom Preparatory Academy12,074$9,690
Utah Arts Academy1272$12,313
Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind1223not reported

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.

4 high schools in Saint George, 4,008 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Utah Online 7-121,54718.912.5%Washington County
Desert Hills High1,24126.810.5%Washington County
Desert Hills Middle90924.113.2%Washington County
Utah Arts Academy31117.725.7%Utah Arts Academy

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.

2 middle schools in Saint George, 1,455 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate80222.512.6%Washington County
Tonaquint Intermediate65322.332.3%Washington County

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 Saint George, 1,791 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Desert Canyons Elementary67020.614.6%Washington County
South Mesa Elementary59522.57.4%Washington County
Heritage School52621.240.5%Washington County

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.

2 other schools in Saint George, 425 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Freedom Preparatory Academy Washington41219.915.3%Freedom Preparatory Academy
Southern Utah School of the Deaf131.223.1%Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind

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 Saint George's public schools compare with Utah's

The median Saint George school has 21.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Utah median of 20.9. 9.1% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 22% across the state. Its median school enrolls 653 students (state 536).

Saint George against Utah, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Saint GeorgeUtah
Median students per teacher21.820.9
Median school size (students)653536
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)9.1%22%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%7.1%
Charter schools18%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Saint George 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 Saint George

  1. Washington County School DistrictRuns 8 of Saint George's 11 public schools and spent $9,106 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,106
  2. Utah Online 7-12, the largest high school in Saint George1,547 students in 2024-25, 18.9 per teacher.1,547
  3. Compare Washington County School District with Freedom Preparatory AcademySaint George's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in UtahUtah's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Saint George 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

  1. Salt Lake City86 schools
  2. Ogden50 schools
  3. West Valley City35 schools
  4. Sandy32 schools
  5. West Jordan32 schools
  6. Orem23 schools
  7. Provo23 schools
  8. St George23 schools

Questions about schools in Saint George

  1. How many public schools are in Saint George, UT?
    11 public schools with an address in Saint George were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,679 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Saint George?
    Utah Online 7-12, with 1,547 students in 2024-25 (Washington County School District).
  3. Which districts run Saint George's schools?
    Washington County School District (8 schools), Freedom Preparatory Academy (1 school), Utah Arts Academy (1 school), Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind (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

Compiled from official source data by .