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Taylorsville High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Taylorsville High
Taylorsville High is a heavily attended senior high in TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, run under Granite District. The school caters to 2,685 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 174% bigger than the state mean of about 980.
Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), Taylorsville High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Taylorsville High reports that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Taylorsville High logs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.3:1. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Taylorsville High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.
After controlling for student poverty, Taylorsville High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.7%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Taylorsville High is one.
Hartvigsen School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Taylorsville High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.6%.
Taylorsville High operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Taylorsville High's enrollment has climbed 49% since 2018, when it stood at 1,805 (now 2,685). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 32% to 42% over that span.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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