Tooele District
Tooele District is a public school district based in Tooele, Utah, serving 16,088 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 596 students each, more than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $8,070 per student on day-to-day operations, 22% less than the Utah median. It has roughly 20.7 students per teacher.
How Tooele compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tooele | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,070 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,125 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $192.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $214.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 779 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,691 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.7 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 488 | 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 | 19,049 | 36 | $11,944 | 18.2 | #10 |
| Tooele DistrictTooele · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley UnifiedNapa, CA | 16,103 | $12,008 | 23.4 |
| Glendale Union High School District (4285)Glendale, AZ | 16,092 | $9,044 | 22.3 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community SchoolsPlymouth, MI | 16,083 | $11,951 | 17.7 |
| Norman Public SchoolsNorman, OK | 16,048 | $10,114 | 16.6 |
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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