Skyline High

Skyline High is one of the high-enrollment 9-12 campuss in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, operated by Granite District, with 2,186 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 980 students per school, that is 123% above typical.

Skyline High is one of 85 schools operated by Granite District, a district that caters to 59,404 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Skyline High lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Skyline High has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.5:1. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Skyline High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 60.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Skyline High is one.

The closest other public school is Wasatch Jr High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Skyline High comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 71.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Skyline High's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,018 (now 2,186). White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Skyline High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.