Garfield District
Garfield District is a public school district based in Panguitch, Utah, serving 1,628 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #31 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 163 students each, fewer than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $12,383 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the Utah median. It has roughly 23.6 students per teacher.
How Garfield compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Garfield | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,383 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,281 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 69 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 23.6 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,628 | 483 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Utah median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Utah
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield DistrictPanguitch · this district | 1,628 | 10 | $12,383 | 23.6 | #31 |
| South Summit DistrictKamas | 1,616 | 6 | $11,346 | 18.6 | #32 |
| Kane DistrictKanab | 1,484 | 11 | $12,201 | 20.6 | #33 |
| Beaver DistrictBeaver | 1,471 | 7 | $11,523 | 18.4 | #34 |
| Grand DistrictMoab | 1,436 | 4 | $13,098 | 17.7 | #35 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)Lakeside, AZ | 1,628 | $10,127 | 17.7 |
| ManchesterManchester, TN | 1,628 | $11,677 | n/a |
| Evansville Community School DistrictEvansville, WI | 1,628 | $13,521 | 14.5 |
| Northern Humboldt Union HighMcKinleyville, CA | 1,627 | $14,551 | 17.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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