Utah · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Utah
Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
- 50
- Districts ranked
- 633,674
- Students enrolled
- 28/100
- Avg quality score
- D
- Top grade
The ranking in one line
Park City District in Park City leads Utah's districts with an average school quality score of 43.5/100 across 11 schools.
- 43.5/100
- top district score (grade D)
- 11
- schools in Park City District
- 4,504
- students in the top district
- 28/100
- average across the top 50
| # | District | Grade | Avg Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park City District Park City | D | 43.5 |
| 2 | No. Ut. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science Layton | D | 43 |
| 3 | North Summit District Coalville | D | 41.8 |
| 4 | South Summit District Kamas | F | 38.4 |
| 5 | Morgan District Morgan | F | 37.9 |
| 6 | Garfield District Panguitch | F | 37.3 |
| 7 | Salt Lake District Salt Lake City | F | 36.9 |
| 8 | Beehive Science & Technology Academy Sandy | F | 36.5 |
| 9 | North Sanpete District Mt. Pleasant | F | 36.1 |
| 10 | Granite District Salt Lake City | F | 34.8 |
| 11 | Rich District Randolph | F | 34.5 |
| 12 | Beaver District Beaver | F | 34.4 |
| 13 | Freedom Preparatory Academy Provo | F | 34 |
| 14 | Summit Academy Draper | F | 33.3 |
| 15 | Wasatch District Heber City | F | 32.4 |
| 16 | Carbon District Price | F | 32.1 |
| 17 | Cache District Logan | F | 31.5 |
| 18 | Grand District Moab | F | 30.5 |
| 19 | San Juan District Blanding | F | 29.7 |
| 20 | South Sanpete District Manti | F | 29.6 |
| 21 | American Preparatory Academy Draper | F | 29.2 |
| 22 | Tooele District Tooele | F | 28.9 |
| 23 | Millard District Delta | F | 28.8 |
| 24 | Thomas Edison North Logan | F | 28.5 |
| 25 | Emery District Huntington | F | 27.5 |
| 26 | Canyons District Sandy | F | 27.3 |
| 27 | Weber District Ogden | F | 26.8 |
| 28 | Uintah District Naples | F | 25.8 |
| 29 | Jordan District West Jordan | F | 25.8 |
| 30 | Box Elder District Brigham City | F | 25.6 |
| 31 | Logan City District Logan | F | 25.5 |
| 32 | Spectrum Academy North Salt Lake | F | 25 |
| 33 | Duchesne District Roosevelt | F | 24.7 |
| 34 | Provo District Provo | F | 24.5 |
| 35 | Washington District St. George | F | 24.5 |
| 36 | Utah Military Academy Riverdale | F | 24.5 |
| 37 | Monticello Academy West Valley City | F | 24 |
| 38 | Davis District Farmington | F | 22.8 |
| 39 | Ogden City District Ogden | F | 21.9 |
| 40 | Nebo District Spanish Fork | F | 21.6 |
| 41 | Murray District Murray | F | 21.6 |
| 42 | Iron District Cedar City | F | 21.6 |
| 43 | Alpine District American Fork | F | 21.4 |
| 44 | Kane District Kanab | F | 21.3 |
| 45 | Ascent Academies of Utah Salt Lake City | F | 18.2 |
| 46 | Juab District Nephi | F | 17.8 |
| 47 | Sevier District Richfield | F | 16.7 |
| 48 | Syracuse Arts Academy Syracuse | F | 16.5 |
| 49 | Leadership Learning Academy Layton | F | 15 |
| 50 | Entheos Academy Kearns | F | 14 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best school districts in Utah? ▼
The top-ranked district in Utah is Park City District in Park City with 4,504 students across 11 schools. Average quality score: 43.5/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Utah? ▼
Utah has 50+ school districts serving 681,626 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 23.1:1.
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Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.