Total enrollment
8,271
+2,445 (+42%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Saint George
Utah · Public K-12
13 public schools operate inside Saint George, with roughly 8,271 K-12 students enrolled (3 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Saint George
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+5 (+71%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
·
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,271
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
13
public K-12
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 42%: 5,826 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,271 in SY 2024-25. Saint George now counts 12 public schools, up from 7 in SY 2020-21.
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.