Special Ed Preschool

Special Ed Preschool operates as an intimate K-5 school in SANDY, Utah, run under Canyons District. Current enrollment sits at 312 students spanning grade pre-K. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Special Ed Preschool is one of 47 schools operated by Canyons District, a district that teaches 32,688 students overall.

On demographics, Special Ed Preschool reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Special Ed Preschool tighter than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Special Ed Preschool is one campus in the mix.

Mt. Jordan Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Special Ed Preschool operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Special Ed Preschool has ticked down 3%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 69% over that span.

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