West Jordan High

Located at 8136 S 2700 W, in WEST JORDAN, Utah, West Jordan High is a substantial secondary school that works with 1,761 students (grades 10 through 12), overseen by Jordan District. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Jordan District comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 58,788 students; West Jordan High is among them.

Looking at the student body, West Jordan High records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Jordan High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.8%; this one comes in at 23.6%, -17.2 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $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 West Jordan High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Joel P. Jensen Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Jordan High. On composite proficiency, West Jordan High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Jordan High has showed little movement, going from 1,757 students in 2018 to 1,761 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 59% to 50%.

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