Granite Technical Institute

Set in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Granite Technical Institute is a tiny senior high, overseen by Granite District. It serves 86 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 980.

Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), Granite Technical Institute accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Granite Technical Institute records that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Granite Technical Institute has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.3:1. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Granite Technical Institute sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.0%; actual is 20.7%, a gap of -28.3 points.

In the area at large, Salt Lake County reports that median household income runs about $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%. Granite Technical Institute is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Headstart Preschool Special Education, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Granite Technical Institute. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Granite Technical Institute ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Granite Technical Institute's enrollment has decreased 45% since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 86). White enrollment moved from 57% to 78% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Granite Technical Institute community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.