School spending per student in Utah, every district

Rich District spent $21,021 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Utah district with 500 or more students; the median Utah district with 1,000 or more students spent $10,273. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Utah, fiscal year 2022-23Rich District $21,021; No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science $18,421; Spectrum Academy $18,354; Park City District $17,523; San Juan District $17,104; Emery District $14,633; North Summit District $14,559; Grand District $14,004; Salt Lake District $13,808; Beaver District $13,347; Utah median $10,273.010k20k30kRich District$21,021No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science$18,421Spectrum Academy$18,354Park City District$17,523San Juan District$17,104Emery District$14,633North Summit District$14,559Grand District$14,004Salt Lake District$13,808Beaver District$13,347Utah median $10,273
Current spending per student, Utah, fiscal year 2022-23Rich District $21,021; No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science $18,421; Spectrum Academy $18,354; Park City District $17,523; San Juan District $17,104; Emery District $14,633; North Summit District $14,559; Grand District $14,004; Salt Lake District $13,808; Beaver District $13,347; Utah median $10,273.010k20k30kRich District$21,021No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering …$18,421Spectrum Academy$18,354Park City District$17,523San Juan District$17,104Emery District$14,633North Summit District$14,559Grand District$14,004Salt Lake District$13,808Beaver District$13,347Utah median $10,273
Current spending per student, Utah, fiscal year 2022-23Rich District $21,021; No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science $18,421; Spectrum Academy $18,354; Park City District $17,523; San Juan District $17,104; Emery District $14,633; North Summit District $14,559; Grand District $14,004; Salt Lake District $13,808; Beaver District $13,347; Utah median $10,273.010k20k30kRich District$21,021No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science$18,421Spectrum Academy$18,354Park City District$17,523San Juan District$17,104Emery District$14,633North Summit District$14,559Grand District$14,004Salt Lake District$13,808Beaver District$13,347Utah median $10,273
Current spending per student, Utah, fiscal year 2022-23Rich District $21,021; No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science $18,421; Spectrum Academy $18,354; Park City District $17,523; San Juan District $17,104; Emery District $14,633; North Summit District $14,559; Grand District $14,004; Salt Lake District $13,808; Beaver District $13,347; Utah median $10,273.010k20k30kRich District$21,021No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Sc…$18,421Spectrum Academy$18,354Park City District$17,523San Juan District$17,104Emery District$14,633North Summit District$14,559Grand District$14,004Salt Lake District$13,808Beaver District$13,347Utah median $10,273

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 97 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Rich DistrictRich County513$21,021
No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & ScienceDavis County1,120$18,421
Spectrum AcademyDavis County1,561$18,354
Park City DistrictSummit County4,504$17,523
San Juan DistrictSan Juan County3,017$17,104
Emery DistrictEmery County2,230$14,633
North Summit DistrictSummit County1,053$14,559
Grand DistrictGrand County1,473$14,004
Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake County19,896$13,808
Beaver DistrictBeaver County1,561$13,347
South Summit DistrictSummit County1,717$13,207
Kane DistrictKane County1,519$13,032
Ogden City DistrictWeber County10,521$12,734
Carbon DistrictCarbon County3,468$12,592
Millard DistrictMillard County3,264$12,567
The other 82 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Utah Military AcademyWeber County908$12,369
Garfield DistrictGarfield County1,312$12,261
Utah Virtual AcademySalt Lake County1,772$12,103
Logan City DistrictCache County5,420$11,853
South Sanpete DistrictSanpete County3,310$11,794
North Sanpete DistrictSanpete County2,752$11,768
Sevier DistrictSevier County4,807$11,591
Wasatch DistrictWasatch County9,082$11,562
Provo DistrictUtah County14,007$11,364
Murray DistrictSalt Lake County5,871$11,273
Canyons DistrictSalt Lake County33,386$11,268
Duchesne DistrictDuchesne County5,435$11,252
Uintah DistrictUintah County7,004$11,207
Granite DistrictSalt Lake County61,197$11,000
Mountain Heights AcademySalt Lake County928$10,680
Juab DistrictJuab County2,731$10,484
Weilenmann School of DiscoverySummit County535$10,413
Esperanza SchoolSalt Lake County529$10,357
Box Elder DistrictBox Elder County12,649$10,287
Cache DistrictCache County20,227$10,273
Summit Academy High SchoolSalt Lake County511$10,110
Valley AcademyWashington County529$10,002
Davis DistrictDavis County73,459$9,986
Utah Connections AcademySalt Lake County1,020$9,958
Ogden Preparatory AcademyWeber County1,022$9,927
Weber DistrictWeber County32,888$9,770
Ascent Academies of UtahSalt Lake County2,635$9,743
Freedom Preparatory AcademyUtah County2,074$9,690
Leadership Learning AcademyDavis County865$9,649
Vanguard AcademySalt Lake County538$9,641
Summit AcademySalt Lake County2,013$9,486
Jordan DistrictSalt Lake County59,421$9,450
Syracuse Arts AcademyDavis County1,739$9,438
Monticello AcademySalt Lake County1,080$9,325
Morgan DistrictMorgan County3,339$9,288
Alpine DistrictUtah County87,136$9,266
Davinci AcademyWeber County1,199$9,190
Washington DistrictWashington County37,572$9,106
Entheos AcademySalt Lake County1,054$9,084
Beehive Science & Technology AcademySalt Lake County635$9,046
Early Light Academy at DaybreakSalt Lake County972$9,032
Providence HallSalt Lake County2,163$9,013
Reagan AcademyUtah County686$8,952
Nebo DistrictUtah County37,044$8,911
North Davis Preparatory AcademyDavis County956$8,904
Gateway Preparatory AcademyIron County687$8,837
Athenian eAcademyUtah County500$8,828
Noah Webster AcademyUtah County536$8,819
Tooele DistrictTooele County24,055$8,733
Lincoln AcademyUtah County915$8,730
American Preparatory AcademySalt Lake County5,195$8,708
Excelsior AcademyTooele County1,397$8,666
Quest AcademyWeber County1,019$8,656
Iron DistrictIron County12,739$8,643
Terra AcademyUintah County646$8,632
Wasatch Waldorf Charter SchoolSalt Lake County632$8,630
American Leadership AcademyUtah County1,629$8,555
Franklin Discovery AcademyUtah County651$8,447
Channing HallSalt Lake County568$8,264
Hawthorn AcademySalt Lake County1,346$8,247
Wallace Stegner AcademySalt Lake County1,346$8,246
Venture AcademyWeber County779$8,239
Lakeview AcademyUtah County1,010$8,208
North Star AcademySalt Lake County526$8,163
Legacy Preparatory AcademyDavis County939$8,143
Timpanogos AcademyUtah County520$8,110
Renaissance AcademyUtah County768$8,065
Ignite Entrepreneurship AcademyUtah County524$8,031
Utah County Academy of ScienceUtah County556$7,881
Thomas EdisonCache County1,216$7,789
Highmark Charter SchoolDavis County677$7,767
Jefferson AcademyDavis County591$7,746
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory AcademyUtah County625$7,698
Bridge Elementary SchoolWeber County533$7,600
Scholar AcademyTooele County666$7,532
Voyage AcademyDavis County522$7,523
George Washington AcademyWashington County1,003$7,474
Canyon Rim AcademySalt Lake County518$7,309
Canyon Grove AcademyUtah County650$7,278
Vista SchoolWashington County1,112$6,609
Mountainville AcademyUtah County801$6,567
Mountain Sunrise AcademyUtah County507$6,544

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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