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San Juan School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Blanding, Monticello and Bluff.

Blanding’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Utah school districts

Students
2,897
Schools
12
Spent per student
$18,915
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about San Juan School District

  • Spends 54% more per student than the AZ average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6% since 2020–21

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Blanding. Grade by grade →

PK–5Blanding SchoolThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

No district test scores published yet.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,915 per student · 54% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 53%Federal 29%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,081’20
3,026’21
3,017’22
2,950’23
2,897’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 55%White 35%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Blanding School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanding
509 students18:1
Montezuma Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Montezuma Creek
282 students15:1
Monticello School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monticello
277 students17:1
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monument Valley
255 students15:1
Bluff School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluff
82 students13:1
La Sal School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · La Sal
7 students7:1
San Juan High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanding
425 students18:1
Albert R. Lyman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blanding
330 students18:1
Whitehorse High
High · Grades 7–12 · Montezuma Creek
303 students17:1
Monticello High
High · Grades 7–12 · Monticello
211 students16:1
Monument Valley High
High · Grades 7–12 · Monument Valley
192 students14:1
Navajo Mountain High
High · Grades 9–12 · Navajo Mt
24 students5:1

Towns served

Blanding 3,199Monticello 1,737Bluff 252

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute).