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Utah Schools PreK to 12

Last update · June 2023 - Updated Granger High location

Category: Society Data Type: Point GIS data Steward: UGRC

This dataset contains point locations for preschool and K-12 schools in the state of Utah - updated for the 2019-2020 school year. Higher education and adult vocational training are not included in the dataset.

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Utah Schools PreK to 12 , opens in a new tab in the SGID on ArcGIS Utah Schools PreK to 12 feature service , opens in a new tab

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A closer look

This dataset was built in collaboration with Wasatch Front Regional Council , opens in a new tab (WFRC), the Utah State Board of Education , opens in a new tab (USBE), and the Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC). The dataset includes public and private K-12 school locations with enrollment and demographics info by grade for public schools (charter and traditional) reported to the USBE. While some preschools are included, this is not a comprehensive statewide dataset for preschools.

Schools marked as 'closed' have not been included in this data. More information regarding schools in Utah can be found on the Utah State Board of Education website , opens in a new tab .

This dataset will be updated annually in conjunction with USBE's annual report , opens in a new tab cycle.

Methodology

Tabular Data

The tabular portion of the data was downloaded from USBE's data page. The list of fields and the data in this dataset were generated by joining the following USBE reports:

Geographic Data

Point locations (geometry) were generated from USBE's school list using the UGRC Geocoding Web API , opens in a new tab which utilizes address point and street centerline reference data. These were then compared to the previous 2016-2017 school layer's locations with the best position chosen. Unmatched addresses were hand placed with assistance from publicly available, commercial mapping and search web apps.

Fields Worth Noting

SchoolType
SchoolLevel
  • MID - Junior / Middle School
  • HIGH - High School
  • K12 - Kindergarten through 12th Grade
  • PREK - Pre Kindergarten
  • ELEM - Elementary School

Acronyms and Abbreviations in the Data

LEA: Local Educational Agency (i.e., school district)

  • LEAName
  • LEANumber
  • LEAID

NESS: Necessarily Existent Small Schools funding

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Update history
  • June 2023 - Updated Granger High location
  • August 2020

More resources

USBE

Utah State Board of Education homepage.

School district boundaries

State school board districts for 2022 to 2032.

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