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Olympus High School

4055 S 2300 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84124-1831 -

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Definition of Terms

Olympus High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Salt Lake County, UT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1426 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

59 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 494 students

Grade 11 - 455 students

Grade 12 - 477 students

This School

(UT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(UT) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	3%	3%
% Hispanic	4%	10%
% Black	1%	1%
% White	92%	82%

Additional Student Information

This School

(UT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

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

Granite School District

This School's Agency

(UT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	121	9
Number of Students Managed	69,653 students	2,561 students
District Total Revenue	$418,003,000	$20,204,000
District Expenditure	$398,004,000	$20,047,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,001	$7,889
District Expenditure / Student	$5,714	$7,828
District Graduation Rates	76%	91%

'Messiah' moves from school to church — for now (Deseret News)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 06:06:22 am
Leaders of the interfaith performance of Handel's "Messiah," held in a school and backed by Holladay, have been battling red...
Scholarships Recognize High-School Seniors With Asthma Who Are Pursuing Higher Education (Medical News Today)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:16:55 am
Schering-Plough Corporation has announced the recipients of the 2009 Will to Win Scholarship Program, which recognizes high school seniors with asthma who are pursuing higher education. Ten scholarships of $5,000 have been awarded to two high school seniors in each of the five scholarship categories: performing arts, visual arts, community service, athletics and science.
Schering-Plough announces this year's recipients of its 'Will to Win' Scholarship Program (EurekAlert!)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 03:19:32 pm
( Zeno Group ) Today, Schering-Plough Corporation announced the recipients of the 2009 "Will to Win" Scholarship Program, which recognizes high school seniors with asthma who are pursuing higher education. Ten scholarships of $5,000 have been awarded to two high school seniors in each of the five scholarship categories: performing arts, visual arts, community service, athletics and science.
Karl Rove Visits Utah For His 40th High School Reunion (FOX 13 Utah)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 05:21:55 am
Karl Rove visited Utah for his 40th high school reunion at Olympus High School Saturday night. FOX 13's reporter Max Roth interviewed Rove and asked him a few questions regarding his experience as White House Advisor. Rove is one of the most influential political people to come from Utah as well as the most controversial. He is acknowledged as one of the most significant political strategist in ...
Karl Rove attends Bennett fundraiser in SLC (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 11:14:41 pm
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – George W. Bush’s former senior advisor Karl Rove came to Utah to discuss the future of the Republican Party on Friday.

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Olympus High School is a public high school in the Granite School District in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students.
Notable alumni
Karl Rove (1969), noted political adviser, former Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Mark William Hofmann (1972), murderer
Paul Cardall (1991), recording artist
David Zabriskie (1997), bicycle racer
Paul W. Draper (1997), anthropologist
John Teuscher (2000), assistant football coach, Northern Arizona University
Kaycee Stroh (2002), actress
Daniel Dupre (2007), Broadway actor (born Daniel Johnson)
Corbin Green (2009), College Basketball Player
Brayden Manning (2010), Mountian Biker
Courses
Advanced Placement classes offered at Olympus High School include:
AP English Literature
AP American History
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus B/C
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science
AP Physics
AP Spanish Literature
AP Art History
AP Studio Art
AP Theory & Harmony
AP French Language
AP Spanish Language
AP German Language
Honors classes include:
English 3-4 H
English 5-6 H
Intermediate Algebra/Trig H
Pre-Calculus H
Human Biology
Chemistry H
Physics H
American Studies H
World Civilizations H
Alumni Associations
The following are class websites for graduating Olympus High School classes of their respective years:
Olympus High School Class of 2000
Olympus High School Class of 1999
Olympus High School Class of 1998
Olympus High School Class of 1967
Olympus High School Class of 1967
External links
Official Olympus High website
Other information on Olympus High School
Debate honors

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About This Zip Code (84124)

School Zip (84124)

(UT) State Average

Population (Approximate)

21,147 people

2,184,530 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

48%

28%

Population Average Age

37 years old

28 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

3.0 persons

Median Household Income

$55,032

$45,925

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.1 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

46 years old

33 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (84124)

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% Owning / % Renting

76% / 24%

70% / 30%

Nearby Schools:

1. Skyline High School - 1488 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
2. Women's Haven - 402 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
3. Central High School - 342 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
4. Cottonwood High School - 1347 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location
5. Highland High School - 1696 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location

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