special-populations
1 in 7: Utah's Special Education Surge
Utah added 23,009 special education students over 12 years while total enrollment grew by a fraction of that rate, pushing SpEd to 13.7% of all students.
Utah Education News & Data
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district-spotlight
Ogden Lost 1,755 Students. Both Sides of Its Divide Are Leaving.
Utah's only majority-Hispanic traditional district has lost students every year since 2019, with Hispanic and white families leaving in near-equal numbers.
school-choice
The Charter That Grew 356% by Serving Who Others Lost
Wallace Stegner Academy went from 624 to 2,848 students in seven years, becoming Utah's third-largest charter by opening campuses in majority-Hispanic neighborhoods.
demographics
Utah's Multiracial Students Doubled in 12 Years
Multiracial enrollment grew 108.5% since 2014, the fastest-growing racial category in Utah schools. But after a decade of gains, growth stalled in 2025.
district-spotlight
Jordan Quietly Became Utah's Third-Largest District
After seven years of Granite District losses, Jordan has overtaken its Salt Lake County neighbor for the first time, a crossover that exposes the valley's deepening geographic divide.
enrollment
Salt Lake County's 18,000-Student Exodus
Four urban districts lost 18,061 students since 2019 while Alpine and Jordan held steady, reshaping the Wasatch Front's educational geography.
special-populations
Utah Lost 3,062 English Learners in a Single Year
After a decade of unbroken growth, Utah's English learner enrollment fell 5% in 2026. The data points to reclassification, not departures.
district-spotlight
Salt Lake District Lost One in Five Students in Seven Years
Salt Lake City School District's enrollment fell 21.2% from 2019 to 2026, the steepest decline among Utah's large districts, as gentrification and falling birth rates hollow out the capital's classrooms.
school-choice
One in Eight Utah Students Now Attends a Charter School
Charter enrollment grew 4.2% while traditional districts lost 14,955 students in 2026, the starkest sector divergence in Utah's history.
demographics
Granite Became Majority-Minority. Nobody Announced It.
Granite District quietly became majority-minority as white enrollment fell from 50.2% to 42.9%, while the district lost nearly 10,000 students.
enrollment
Utah Lost 18,340 Students in Three Years
After a decade of steady growth, Utah K-12 enrollment peaked in 2023 and has since fallen 2.7%, with the 2026 drop the largest in 25 years.
enrollment
Utah Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
USBE releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing an 11,479-student loss, Utah's largest single-year decline in 25 years.