Salt Lake District
Salt Lake District is a public school district based in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving 19,049 students in 36 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 529 students each, more than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $11,944 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Utah median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.
How Salt Lake compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Salt Lake | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,944 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,214 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $271.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $298.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,044 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,535 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 353 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cache DistrictLogan | 20,286 | 26 | $8,710 | 23.1 | #9 |
| Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake City · this district | 19,049 | 36 | $11,944 | 18.2 | #10 |
| Tooele DistrictTooele | 16,088 | 27 | $8,070 | 20.7 | #11 |
| Iron DistrictCedar City | 14,125 | 18 | $7,942 | 26.6 | #12 |
| Provo DistrictProvo | 13,897 | 22 | $10,543 | 21.0 | #13 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issaquah School DistrictIssaquah, WA | 19,098 | $15,278 | 18.3 |
| Val Verde UnifiedPerris, CA | 19,080 | $13,995 | 21.8 |
| Tangipahoa ParishAmite, LA | 19,077 | $10,817 | 13.1 |
| Pasco School DistrictPasco, WA | 18,913 | $14,457 | 17.4 |
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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