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C+

Daggett School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Manila and Dutch John.

Manila’s Schools page →

Students
200
Schools
3
Spent per student
$28,737
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Daggett School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Utah districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 151% more per student than the UT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2022–23
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $6,685 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2020–21
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Manila 317Dutch John 135

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manila. Grade by grade →

PK–6Manila SchoolThis district
7–12Manila HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 38.8% · 108 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 88.3% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$28,737 per student · 151% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 55%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
216’22
217’23
200’24

Down 7.4% since 2022–23.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Manila School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Manila
B
73 students11:1
Flaming Gorge School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dutch John
16 students8:1
Manila High
High · Grades 7–12 · Manila
B
111 students12:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.