Utah · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Utah
The 50 Utah districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $18,829
- Top per-pupil spend
- $10,870
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Rich District spends $18,829 per student, the most of any Utah district listed, against an average of $10,870 across the top 50.
- $18,829
- top spend (Rich District)
- $8,634
- lowest on this list
- 2.2×
- spread across the listed districts
- 513
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich District Randolph | $18,829 |
| 2 | Spectrum Academy North Salt Lake | $17,492 |
| 3 | San Juan District Blanding | $15,637 |
| 4 | Park City District Park City | $15,520 |
| 5 | Emery District Huntington | $13,593 |
| 6 | North Summit District Coalville | $13,326 |
| 7 | Grand District Moab | $12,884 |
| 8 | Salt Lake District Salt Lake City | $12,784 |
| 9 | South Summit District Kamas | $12,171 |
| 10 | Beaver District Beaver | $12,119 |
| 11 | Kane District Kanab | $11,781 |
| 12 | Millard District Delta | $11,618 |
| 13 | Carbon District Price | $11,386 |
| 14 | Ogden City District Ogden | $11,358 |
| 15 | Beehive Science & Technology Academy Sandy | $11,201 |
| 16 | Garfield District Panguitch | $10,963 |
| 17 | Duchesne District Roosevelt | $10,933 |
| 18 | Utah Military Academy Riverdale | $10,917 |
| 19 | Mountain Heights Academy West Jordan | $10,806 |
| 20 | Uintah District Naples | $10,757 |
| 21 | Provo District Provo | $10,717 |
| 22 | North Sanpete District Mt. Pleasant | $10,687 |
| 23 | Wasatch District Heber City | $10,533 |
| 24 | Canyons District Sandy | $10,509 |
| 25 | Juab District Nephi | $10,431 |
| 26 | South Sanpete District Manti | $10,383 |
| 27 | Murray District Murray | $10,367 |
| 28 | Granite District Salt Lake City | $10,325 |
| 29 | Logan City District Logan | $10,166 |
| 30 | Sevier District Richfield | $10,108 |
| 31 | Utah Virtual Academy Murray | $10,001 |
| 32 | Ascent Academies of Utah Salt Lake City | $9,868 |
| 33 | No. Ut. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science Layton | $9,675 |
| 34 | Box Elder District Brigham City | $9,494 |
| 35 | Weilenmann School of Discovery Park City | $9,407 |
| 36 | Freedom Preparatory Academy Provo | $9,360 |
| 37 | Cache District Logan | $9,309 |
| 38 | Davis District Farmington | $9,252 |
| 39 | Syracuse Arts Academy Syracuse | $9,169 |
| 40 | Weber District Ogden | $9,134 |
| 41 | Summit Academy Draper | $9,128 |
| 42 | Leadership Learning Academy Layton | $9,016 |
| 43 | Wallace Stegner Academy Salt Lake City | $8,991 |
| 44 | Monticello Academy West Valley City | $8,922 |
| 45 | Excelsior Academy Erda | $8,868 |
| 46 | Esperanza School West Valley City | $8,767 |
| 47 | Ogden Preparatory Academy Ogden | $8,751 |
| 48 | Bridge Elementary School Roy | $8,748 |
| 49 | Jordan District West Jordan | $8,709 |
| 50 | Utah Connections Academy Salt Lake City | $8,634 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.