Kearns High

Set in KEARNS, Utah, Kearns High is a heavily attended 9-12 campus, operated by Granite District. It teaches 2,313 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 136% bigger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Within Granite District, which oversees 85 schools and 59,404 students, Kearns High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Kearns High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 34% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Kearns High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 18.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Kearns High is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Kearns School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kearns High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kearns High has shrank 3%, going from 2,374 students in 2018 to 2,313 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 46% to 34% over that span.

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