Total enrollment
32,688
-1,066 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
50 schools in Canyons District
Utah · 32,688 students · 8 cities
Canyons District (Utah) covers 50 public K-12 schools and approximately 32,688 students, averaging 654 per school.
4-year change in Canyons District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
47
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Canyons District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Utah | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #10 of 41 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,688 | #7 of 55 | #197 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 47 | #8 of 55 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #39 of 55 | #8,628 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 24.7% | #36 of 55 | #7,081 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #15 of 49 | #2,974 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Canyons District
State test results across the district's 41 scored schools run from Peruvian Park School at 80.1% proficient to Copperview School at 13.5%, a gap of 66.6 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 38 Utah districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Canyons District
Canyons District is a mid-sized Utah school district running 50 schools with combined enrollment near 32,688.
In terms of grade levels, Canyons District covers 31 elementary, 8 middle, 9 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 33,754 students in SY 2020-21 versus 32,688 in SY 2024-25. Canyons District now counts 47 public schools, up from 46 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Canyons District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.