Layton High

Layton High is a senior high of large scale in LAYTON, Utah, operated by Davis District, instructing 2,231 students in grades 10 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 128% bigger than the state mean of about 980.

Across the 95 schools in Davis District (71,703 students total), Layton High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Layton High logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Layton High has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.1:1, putting Layton High higher than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Layton High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.8%; this one comes in at 32.2%, -19.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Davis County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,884, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Davis County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,110 students), Layton High is one campus in the mix.

Whitesides School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Layton High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Layton High has climbed 8%, going from 2,074 students in 2018 to 2,231 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 11% to 16%.

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