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.
Utah Education News & Data
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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.