Layton High School - Layton, Utah/UT

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Layton High School

440 N Lancer Lane, Layton, UT, 84041-3272 -

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Definition of Terms

Layton High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Davis County, UT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1676 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

78 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 546 students

Grade 11 - 567 students

Grade 12 - 563 students

This School

(UT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(UT) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	3%	3%
% Hispanic	6%	10%
% Black	1%	1%
% White	89%	82%

Additional Student Information

This School

(UT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

11%

18%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(UT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Davis School District

This School's Agency

(UT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	99	9
Number of Students Managed	61,833 students	2,561 students
District Total Revenue	$359,279,000	$20,204,000
District Expenditure	$380,620,000	$20,047,000
District Revenue / Student	$5,810	$7,889
District Expenditure / Student	$6,156	$7,828
District Graduation Rates	90%	91%

College costs covered? (Standard-Examiner)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:05:00 pm
College -- one word that many teens plan for in their future. It broadens horizons and opens up many opportunities. -- read more
Layton Main Street Band continues to share its music (Standard-Examiner)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:20:06 am
LAYTON -- Despite having no recording contract and few groupies, the Layton Main Street Band led by conductor Richard M. Heath continues to strike a chord with the community by increasing its play dates in its fifth year of existence. -- read more
Layton gathers to honor all veterans (Standard-Examiner)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:06:00 pm
SLIDESHOW: Top of Utah Veterans Day Celebrations LAYTON -- Layton acknowledged veterans of the past and present Wednesday morning at a special Veteran's Day program at Central Davis Junior High School. -- read more
Layton High School lewdness suspect arrested (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 01:18:59 am
LAYTON, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Acting on tips from TV viewers, Layton police were led to a suspect they believe is responsible for lewd acts inside Layton High School.
Police arrest man on lewdness (The Salt Lake Tribune)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 01:14:06 am
Police on Friday captured a man suspected of entering Layton High School last week and twice exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl. Layton police publicized security video footage of a man lurking in the school's hallways Oct.

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Layton High School is a secondary school located in Layton, Utah. Part of the Davis School District, Layton High School educates students in grades 10 to 12. As of 2002, 1,805 students were enrolled and actively attending the school.
History
LHS was founded in 1967 as a population-relief school to reduce overcrowding of Davis High School. The county's overwhelming increase in population called for a new high school.
Structure
Administration
Currently at Layton High School, there is one principal and three assistant principals. Paul C. Smith is the current Principal and Chief Administrator of the School. Assistant principals Muriel Mann, Mark Pendleton, and Jonathan Gochberg also have chief positions within the administration.
Student Government
Layton High's student government consists of three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial.
Executive Branch
The Branch of Student Body Officers. Elections for SBOs occur during the fourth term of every year. Students run for President, Vice President, and Secretary. The other selected offices of SBO Executive, Activities, Publicity, Media Tech, and Artist are appointed by the elected officials.
Branch
The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is made up of elected homeroom representatives who are neither part of the Executive Branch nor the Senate. The Senate is a body consisting of various club presidents and all elected Class Officers and their Cabinets.
Judicial Branch
The LHS Judicial Court consists of all members of the Administration, SBO's, Advisors, and Class Presidents.
School Year
The school year follows the Davis School District and Utah State traditional school-year system. Each year consists of two semesters, both 90 days long. Semesters are then further divided into two terms.
Student Scheduling
Students register for eight periods, attending four periods per day on alternating days. Classes are approximately 85 minutes long.
Graduation
To be eligible for graduation students must earn 27 credits, including certain required classes. Students must also have 35 citizenship credits, which are earned based on students' attitude, motivation, and discipline.

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