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Salt Lake City, Utah - 88 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Granite District #70 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,325 per pupil, Granite District ranks #46 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Granite District operates 88 public schools serving 61,197 students, placing it among the largest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 64 combined, 11 middle, 7 elementary, 6 high schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Salt Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,325 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.9% local, 45.7% state, and 15.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #70 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 88 schools offering Advanced Placement (149 AP courses district-wide), a 397.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.5% White, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln School, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is Granger High, enrolling 3,267 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Headstart Preschool Special Education, at 2 students, a 1634x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Granite District school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 3,267 students (highest), a spread of 3,265 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 88 schools in Granite District.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Granite District's schools, above the Utah average of 40.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Utah districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan District | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Davis District | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Washington District | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Nebo District | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Alpine District | Larger | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Granite District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Alpine District →Granite District has 88 schools, including 64 combined, 6 high, 11 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 61,197 students.
Granite District spends $10,325 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #70 in Utah.
Granite District students are 44.5% White, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American, 3.7% Asian, averaged across 88 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Granite District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #70 out of 147 districts in Utah.
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