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Cache School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 18 towns

Serves Smithfield, North Logan, Hyrum, Providence, Nibley, Hyde Park, Wellsville, Richmond, Millville, River Heights, Lewiston, Mendon, Paradise, Newton, Clarkston, Trenton, Amalga and Cornish, and parts of Logan.

Smithfield’s School Grade A better than 90% of Utah school districts

Students
20,286
Schools
26
Spent per student
$11,100
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$151.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cache School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Utah districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $151.5M, about $7,469 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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 above the state, 2020–21
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Smithfield. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Sky View HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 38.8% · 9,651 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 88.3% · 1,573 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
$11,100 per student · 3% below UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 61%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
19,214’20
20,015’21
20,227’22
20,265’23
20,286’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hyrum
B
789 students24:1
Birch Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smithfield
B+
766 students25:1
Heritage School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nibley
A
724 students23:1
Summit School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smithfield
A−
705 students22:1
River Heights School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Logan
A
608 students22:1
Greenville School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · North Logan
A
527 students22:1
Mountainside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mendon
A
514 students21:1
Nibley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nibley
A−
511 students22:1
Lewiston School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lewiston
A−
506 students22:1
North Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · North Logan
A
495 students22:1
Millville School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Millville
A
493 students21:1
White Pine School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Richmond
A−
425 students24:1
Cache Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · North Logan
68 students25:1
Cedar Ridge School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hyde Park
A+
719 students24:1
Providence School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Providence
A−
719 students23:1
Sunrise School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Smithfield
A+
713 students22:1
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hyrum
B+
492 students20:1
Wellsville School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Wellsville
A−
463 students22:1
Cache High
High · Grades 5–12 · Logan
D
125 students11:1
North Cache Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Richmond
A
1,194 students24:1
South Cache Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hyrum
A−
1,143 students23:1
Spring Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Providence
A
869 students23:1
Ridgeline High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Millville
B+
1,894 students25:1
Green Canyon High School
High · Grades 8–12 · North Logan
B+
1,677 students25:1
Sky View High
High · Grades 8–12 · Smithfield
B
1,600 students25:1
Mountain Crest High
High · Grades 8–12 · Hyrum
B+
1,547 students24:1

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.