Washington County School District
Listed by NCES as Washington District (district ID 4901140)
Public school district · Washington County · Utah · NCES district ID 4901140
Washington County School District spent $9,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other Utah districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $10,273). Its 52 schools enrolled 36,369 students in 2024-25; 40.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,667 per student, up 6.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Utah: 88.3%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Utah's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Washington County ranks 8.
Where the money came from
$462,949,000 in revenue: 40.0% state, 47.8% local and 12.2% federal. Total spending including $41,979,000 of capital outlay was $394,678,000, or $10,505 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$185,219,000 40%
- Local$221,177,000 48%
- Federal$56,553,000 12%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 59 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
37,572 students in 2022-23, 37,069 students in 2023-24, 36,369 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 37,572 | 1588.7 | 23.6 |
| 2023-24 | 37,069 | 1567.7 | 23.6 |
| 2024-25 | 36,369 | 1555.2 | 23.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$123,844,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,296 per student
Washington County School District booked $123,844,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,597 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $77,529 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 76 in 100 Utah districts with a figure (state median $68,176, 139 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $69,067,000 | 55.8% |
| Special education | $13,016,000 | 10.5% |
| Vocational | $6,095,000 | 4.9% |
| Other programs | $35,666,000 | 28.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,581 in 2018-19, $2,544 in 2019-20, $2,755 in 2020-21, $3,296 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
Graduation rate, class of 2023
93% of the 2,736 students in Washington County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 93% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 2,736 | 52,066 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
29 elementary schools, 16,903 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Online K8 | 2,693 | not reported | 0.7% | Not Title I |
| Majestic Fields School | 732 | 22.2 | 10.4% | Not Title I |
| Hurricane Intermediate | 723 | 22.8 | 26.7% | Not Title I |
| Desert Canyons Elementary | 670 | 20.6 | 14.6% | Not Title I |
| Horizon School | 626 | 21.6 | 13.7% | Not Title I |
| Hurricane School | 611 | 17.3 | 26.4% | Not Title I |
| Riverside School | 610 | 20.7 | 15.1% | Not Title I |
| South Mesa Elementary | 595 | 22.5 | 7.4% | Not Title I |
| Legacy School | 562 | 18.1 | 54.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Coral Canyon School | 558 | 20.3 | 46.8% | Not Title I |
| Bloomington School | 553 | 19.4 | 20.3% | Not Title I |
| Little Valley School | 552 | 19.7 | 6.7% | Not Title I |
The other 17 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Falls School | 533 | 19.4 | 18.6% | Not Title I |
| Heritage School | 526 | 21.2 | 40.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Arrowhead School | 520 | 19.6 | 26.0% | Not Title I |
| Crimson View School | 520 | 21.2 | 9.6% | Not Title I |
| Sandstone School | 518 | 20.3 | 53.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Sunset School | 481 | 20.0 | 48.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Washington School | 468 | 21.8 | 55.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Paradise Canyon | 461 | 21.4 | 56.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Enterprise School | 455 | 22.4 | 21.8% | Not Title I |
| Santa Clara School | 450 | 20.0 | 22.4% | Not Title I |
| Bloomington Hills School | 448 | 18.7 | 35.3% | Not Title I |
| Red Mountain School | 447 | 17.7 | 41.6% | Schoolwide program |
| LaVerkin School | 447 | 20.9 | 38.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Panorama School | 447 | 19.0 | 47.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Diamond Valley School | 386 | 19.8 | 18.4% | Not Title I |
| Water Canyon School | 276 | 22.1 | 62.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Springdale School | 35 | 15.5 | 22.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 middle schools, 3,794 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Fields Intermediate | 913 | 24.5 | 9.6% | Not Title I |
| Sunrise Ridge Intermediate | 802 | 22.5 | 12.6% | Not Title I |
| Fossil Ridge Intermediate | 727 | 22.3 | 38.0% | Not Title I |
| Lava Ridge Intermediate | 699 | 21.5 | 34.3% | Not Title I |
| Tonaquint Intermediate | 653 | 22.3 | 32.3% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
13 high schools, 12,253 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Online 7-12 | 1,547 | 18.9 | 12.5% | Not Title I |
| Crimson Cliffs High | 1,401 | 26.8 | 7.3% | Not Title I |
| Snow Canyon High | 1,324 | 24.2 | 22.2% | Not Title I |
| Dixie High | 1,263 | 23.9 | 24.9% | Not Title I |
| Desert Hills High | 1,241 | 26.8 | 10.5% | Not Title I |
| Pine View High | 1,124 | 22.2 | 24.9% | Not Title I |
| Crimson Cliffs Middle | 933 | 23.8 | 9.4% | Not Title I |
| Desert Hills Middle | 909 | 24.1 | 13.2% | Not Title I |
| Dixie Middle | 844 | 26.3 | 28.7% | Not Title I |
| Pine View Middle | 701 | 22.6 | 34.2% | Not Title I |
| Enterprise High | 537 | 19.2 | 27.9% | Not Title I |
| Water Canyon High | 311 | 16.1 | 54.3% | Not Title I |
One more high school
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millcreek High | 118 | 6.4 | 47.5% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 other schools, 3,419 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane High | 1,177 | 26.6 | 21.2% | Not Title I |
| Snow Canyon Middle | 796 | 25.1 | 27.8% | Not Title I |
| Hurricane Middle | 780 | 23.1 | 23.3% | Not Title I |
| Washington Preschool | 552 | 30.7 | 27.5% | Not Title I |
| Post HS Self-Cont | 114 | 22.8 | 28.1% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Coral Cliffs School
School in St George; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 135 students; 21.8 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Washington County School District
- Website: washk12.org
- Phone: (435) 673-3553
- Office: 121 W Tabernacle, St. George, UT 84770
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Washington County School District
- Utah districts by spending per studentWashington County School District ranks 44 of 59 Utah districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,106).#44 of 59
- Every school district in UtahWashington County School District is the number 5 by size of 157 Utah districts, with 37,572 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#5 of 157
- Jordan School DistrictThe next larger Utah district: 59,421 students in fall 2022, $9,450 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,450
- Nebo School DistrictThe next smaller Utah district: 37,044 students in fall 2022, $8,911 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,911
- Compare Washington County School District with Jordan School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Utah Online 7-12, its largest high school1,547 students in 2024-25, 18.9 per teacher.1,547
- Teacher salary spending across UtahWashington County School District spent $77,529 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $68,176); spending, not a salary.$77,529
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Washington County School District
How many schools and students are in Washington County School District?
52 schools were open in 2024-25 (29 elementary, 5 middle, 13 high, 5 other), enrolling 36,369 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Washington County School District spend per student?
$9,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Utah median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $10,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,667 per student, up 6.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Washington County School District's money come from?
$462,949,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.0% state, 47.8% local and 12.2% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Washington County School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,719 of the 37,254 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Washington County School District spend on teacher salaries?
$123,844,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,296 per student. Divided by the 1,597 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,529 per teacher, more than 76 in 100 Utah districts (state median $68,176). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).What is the graduation rate in Washington County School District?
93% of the 2,736 students in Washington County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Washington County School District's NCES district ID?
4901140. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25