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Olympus High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Olympus High
Olympus High is a four-year high school of roomy scale in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, operated by Granite District, caters to 2,151 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 119% above the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.
Granite District runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 59,404 students. Olympus High is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Olympus High logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Olympus High has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.1:1, putting Olympus High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Olympus High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 43.9%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Olympus High is one campus in the mix.
Crestview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olympus High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.3%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olympus High has grew 36%, going from 1,585 students in 2018 to 2,151 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Olympus High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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