South Valley School

South Valley School is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in WEST JORDAN, Utah, overseen by Jordan District, educateing 165 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 980.

South Valley School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that hosts 58,788 students overall.

On demographics, South Valley School records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.1:1, putting South Valley School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which South Valley School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Westvale School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Valley School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 28%: 129 students in 2018 compared to 165 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 67%.

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