Total enrollment
8,271
+2,623 (+46%) vs SY 2017-18
13 schools in Saint George
Utah · Public K-12
13 public-school campuses operate inside Saint George, with roughly 8,271 K-12 students enrolled (3 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high).
7-year change in Saint George
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+6 (+100%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
79%
was 85%
% Hispanic
13%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Tech High School | Combined | KG-12 | 592 |
| Desert Canyons Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 670 |
| Desert Hills High | High | 10-12 | 1,241 |
| Desert Hills Middle | High | 08-09 | 909 |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy Washington | Combined | KG-12 | 412 |
| Heritage School | Elementary | PK-05 | 526 |
| South Mesa Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 595 |
| Southern Utah School of the Deaf | Combined | PK-12 | 13 |
| Southwest High | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Sunrise Ridge Intermediate | Middle | 06-07 | 802 |
| Tonaquint Intermediate | Middle | 06-07 | 653 |
| Utah Arts Academy | High | 08-12 | 311 |
| Utah Online 7-12 | High | 06-12 | 1,547 |
About Saint George
Saint George is a mid-sized Utah city in terms of public-school footprint, with 13 schools and 8,271 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 3 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, and 3 other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment increased 46%: 5,648 students in SY 2017-18 versus 8,271 in SY 2024-25. Saint George now counts 12 public schools, up from 6 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 79%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Saint George discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.