Utah · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in Utah

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026

The ranking in one line

Park City District in Park City leads Utah's districts with an average school quality score of 44.1/100 across 11 schools.

44.1/100
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	Students	Schools	Avg S:T	Per-Pupil $	Avg Quality
1	Park City DistrictPark City	D	4,504	11	15.3:1	$17,523	44.1
2	No. Ut. Acad. for Math Engineering & ScienceLayton	D	1,120	2	21.5:1	$18,421	43
3	Garfield DistrictPanguitch	D	1,312	10	14.7:1	$12,261	42.6
4	North Summit DistrictCoalville	D	1,053	4	18.2:1	$14,559	41.5
5	South Summit DistrictKamas	D	1,717	5	16.7:1	$13,207	40
6	Morgan DistrictMorgan	F	3,339	8	23.9:1	$9,288	38.6
7	Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake City	F	19,896	39	19.2:1	$13,808	37.5
8	North Sanpete DistrictMt. Pleasant	F	2,752	8	20.9:1	$11,768	36.3
9	Beaver DistrictBeaver	F	1,561	7	20.4:1	$13,347	35.4
10	Granite DistrictSalt Lake City	F	61,197	88	22.4:1	$11,000	35.1
11	Rich DistrictRandolph	F	513	4	16.7:1	$21,021	35
12	Wasatch DistrictHeber City	F	9,082	9	20.1:1	$11,562	34
13	Summit AcademyDraper	F	2,013	3	19.3:1	$9,486	33.3
14	Carbon DistrictPrice	F	3,468	9	18.4:1	$12,592	32.8
15	Cache DistrictLogan	F	20,227	26	23.2:1	$10,273	32.1
16	Grand DistrictMoab	F	1,473	4	27:1	$14,004	31
17	South Sanpete DistrictManti	F	3,310	8	18.1:1	$11,794	30.6
18	San Juan DistrictBlanding	F	3,017	12	15.5:1	$17,104	30.4
19	Tooele DistrictTooele	F	24,055	27	19.3:1	$8,733	30.4
20	Millard DistrictDelta	F	3,264	9	19.3:1	$12,567	30.3
21	American Preparatory AcademyDraper	F	5,195	6	22.5:1	$8,708	29.5
22	Weber DistrictOgden	F	32,888	47	19.7:1	$9,770	29.4
23	Freedom Preparatory AcademyProvo	F	2,074	3	22.5:1	$9,690	29.3
24	Emery DistrictHuntington	F	2,230	10	16.5:1	$14,633	28.7
25	Thomas EdisonNorth Logan	F	1,216	2	20.4:1	$7,789	28.5
26	Uintah DistrictNaples	F	7,004	13	24.9:1	$11,207	28.4
27	Duchesne DistrictRoosevelt	F	5,435	15	17.8:1	$11,252	27.9
28	Canyons DistrictSandy	F	33,386	48	20.4:1	$11,268	27.6
29	Jordan DistrictWest Jordan	F	59,421	67	21:1	$9,450	26.4
30	Logan City DistrictLogan	F	5,420	10	27.1:1	$11,853	26.4
31	Box Elder DistrictBrigham City	F	12,649	22	20.3:1	$10,287	26
32	Washington DistrictSt. George	F	37,572	53	21.6:1	$9,106	25.8
33	Spectrum AcademyNorth Salt Lake	F	1,561	2	10.7:1	$18,354	25.5
34	Provo DistrictProvo	F	14,007	22	21.3:1	$11,364	25.1
35	Davis DistrictFarmington	F	73,459	93	22.9:1	$9,986	24.4
36	Utah Military AcademyRiverdale	F	908	2	17.1:1	$12,369	24
37	Iron DistrictCedar City	F	12,739	18	21.7:1	$8,643	23.1
38	Alpine DistrictAmerican Fork	F	87,136	90	24.7:1	$9,266	22.7
39	Murray DistrictMurray	F	5,871	11	25.2:1	$11,273	22.5
40	Monticello AcademyWest Valley City	F	1,080	2	21.5:1	$9,325	22.5
41	Nebo DistrictSpanish Fork	F	37,044	49	24:1	$8,911	21.6
42	Kane DistrictKanab	F	1,519	10	26.3:1	$13,032	21.2
43	Ogden City DistrictOgden	F	10,521	20	21.8:1	$12,734	21.1
44	Sevier DistrictRichfield	F	4,807	13	21.5:1	$11,591	19.8
45	Juab DistrictNephi	F	2,731	5	22.4:1	$10,484	17.4
46	Syracuse Arts AcademySyracuse	F	1,739	2	20.6:1	$9,438	16.5
47	Beehive Science & Technology AcademySandy	F	635	2	24.6:1	$9,046	16.5
48	Entheos AcademyKearns	F	1,054	2	21.9:1	$9,084	14.5
49	Leadership Learning AcademyLayton	F	865	2	22.1:1	$9,649	14.5
50	Ascent Academies of UtahSalt Lake City	F	2,635	5	21.2:1	$9,743	13.8

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: 44.1/100. 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 21.4:1.

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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.