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.
Utah
Education News & Data
Local education reporting from every corner of Utah, grounded in Utah Department of Education data.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
District Spotlight
Ogden's Attendance Crisis Reversed After Three Years of Progress
Ogden City District's chronic absenteeism rate rose to 40% in 2025, erasing gains and leaving the district 13 points above its pre-COVID baseline.
Early Childhood
Nearly One in Three Utah Kindergartners Is Chronically Absent
Kindergarten has the highest chronic absenteeism rate of any grade in Utah at 30%, six points above the state average, raising questions about the state's half-day funding model.
School Choice
Eighteen Utah Districts Have More Students Absent Than Present. Seventeen Are Charters.
In 18 Utah districts, more than half of students are chronically absent. All but one are charter schools, with rates reaching 82.8%.
Absence
Three of 41 Utah Districts Have Recovered
Only Wayne, Carbon, and Juab districts have returned to pre-COVID chronic absenteeism rates. The other 38 carry an average excess of 11.3 percentage points.
Absence
Utah's Charter Absence Rate Spikes to 27% While Traditional Districts Hold Steady
Charter chronic absenteeism jumped 2.8 points to 27.3% in 2025 while traditional districts edged down to 23.3%, opening the widest sector gap on record.
School Choice
Utah's $100M Question: 14,955 Students Gone, 14,000 Vouchers Awarded
Traditional districts lost 14,955 students in 2026 as the $100M voucher program awarded 14,000 scholarships. The overlap is striking but complex.
District Spotlight
Park City Lost 731 Students in Seven Years
Park City School District's enrollment fell 15.3% since 2019 as housing costs push working families out of the resort community.
Demographics
105 Boys for Every 100 Girls in Utah Schools
Utah enrolls 17,532 more boys than girls, a ratio that has barely moved in 13 years. The gap tracks biology, not policy, but niche charters amplify it.
Grade Shift
Utah Has More Seniors Than Kindergartners
Grade 12 enrollment now exceeds kindergarten by 10,463 students, completing a 20,000-student swing that took just 12 years.
