Demographics
Utah's Native American Graduation Rate First Reached 80% in Its Nine-Year Panel
Utah's statewide Native American graduation rate reached 80.1% in 2025, the first result at or above 80% in the package's 2017-2025 panel.
Utah
Education News & Data
Local education reporting from every corner of Utah, grounded in Utah Department of Education data.
Logan City's Turnaround: From 78.8% to 92.4%, a 13.6-Point Climb That Outpaced the State
Logan City District dropped to 78.8% during COVID, then surged to 92.4% by 2025, now sitting 2.6 points above the state average in one of Utah's most diverse small districts.
Maria King Centers Relationships as She Takes Charge at Wasatch Elementary
Maria King succeeds Julie Larsen as principal of Wasatch School in Davis District, taking over a K-6 campus whose enrollment has fallen sharply as she focuses on listening and relationships.
Special Education Graduation Gap Narrows to 12.8 Points, But 1 in 4 Still Don't Graduate on Time
Utah's special education graduation rate climbed from 69.4% to 77% since 2017, narrowing the gap with the state average, but nearly one in four SpEd students still don't graduate in four years.
One in Three Low-Income Students in Utah Is Chronically Absent
Utah's economically disadvantaged students miss school at 1.45 times the state rate, and the gap has barely budged in three years of available data.
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Equity
Nearly Half of Pacific Islander Students Are Chronically Absent
Pacific Islander students miss school at more than double the rate of white peers, a 25-point gap that Utah's attendance campaigns have not specifically addressed.
District Spotlight
Carbon District's Freefall: From 94.9% to 81.7% in Seven Years, the Largest Decline Among Utah School Districts
Carbon District in Utah's coal country has seen its graduation rate plummet 13.2 points since 2018, the steepest decline of any school district in the state.
Equity
Utah's English Learners Are the Only Students Falling Further Behind on Attendance
Every student group in Utah improved on chronic absence except English learners, whose gap with the state average widened to 12.4 points.
Demographics
Eight of Ten Student Groups Hit All-Time High Graduation Rates in Utah's Class of 2025
Eight of Utah's ten reported student subgroups reached all-time high graduation rates in 2025, with the largest gains concentrated among the groups that started furthest behind.
Special Populations
English Learners Lead Utah's Graduation Gains: 12.1 Points Since 2017, the Fastest Improvement of Any Subgroup
Utah's English learners improved graduation rates by 12.1 points since 2017, the fastest gain of any group, still trailing the state average by 10 points.
District Spotlight
Granite District's Two Utahs: Skyline High at 97% and Granger High at 73%, Seven Miles Apart
Granite District's graduation rates span 97% at Skyline to 73% at Granger, seven miles apart. The gap is widening as overall district numbers improve.
District Spotlight
Washington District Cut Chronic Absence by 4.4 Points in Three Years
While most Utah districts remain stuck above pre-COVID absence levels, Washington District in St. George has posted three straight years of improvement.
District Spotlight
One Utah District Just Crossed the 50% Chronic Absence Line
Uintah District's chronic absenteeism rate surged to 50.9% in 2025, making it the only traditional district in Utah where most students are missing school.
District Spotlight
Logan's Attendance Crisis Now Exceeds Its COVID Peak
Nearly half of Logan City District students are chronically absent, a rate that has more than tripled since 2017 and now surpasses the district's pandemic high.
Equity
Utah's Black Graduation Rate Surges 10.8 Points in Eight Years, Closing Nearly Half the White-Black Gap
Black students in Utah improved their graduation rate from 73.1% to 83.9% since 2017, narrowing the White-Black gap from 15.2 to 8.2 percentage points.
