Utah Public Schools
- Utah is the #36 largest school system in the United States, serving 629,513 students across 1,005 public schools.
- Utah public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.41, which is lower than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Utah is Pacific Heritage Academy School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Utah or national school diversity statistics.
- There are 21 Blue Ribbon Schools, 22 magnet schools and 66 special education schools. Minority enrollment is 25% (majority Hispanic).
Student by Ethnicity
(UT) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
17%
Black
1%
White
75%
Hawaiian
2%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
n/a
Utah Public Schools by County
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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