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C

Grand School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Moab and Castle Valley.

Moab’s School Grade C better than 30% of Utah school districts

Students
1,436
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,404
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$36.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grand School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Utah districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 43% more per student than the UT average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $36.7M, about $25,579 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMoab 5,206Castle Valley 369

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moab. Grade by grade →

K–6Helen M. Knight SchoolThis district
7–8Grand County MiddleThis district
9–12Grand County HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.8% · 693 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 88.3% · 125 in the class

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
$16,404 per student · 43% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,414’20
1,488’21
1,473’22
1,451’23
1,436’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 25%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

C R Sundwall Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Moab
60 students
Helen M. Knight School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Moab
C−
686 students19:1
Grand County Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Moab
C−
221 students16:1
Grand County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moab
C
469 students15:1

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.