Summary:
The Grand District in Utah has only one high school, Grand County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to other high schools in the state, ranking in the bottom 25% of Utah high schools in recent years.
Grand County High School struggles across multiple metrics, including low test scores, high dropout rates, and elevated chronic absenteeism. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had an 88.8% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a 9.4% dropout rate, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 38.3% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 51.8%.
Despite the school's poor performance, it spends more per student than the state average, with $15,502 spent per student in the 2018-2019 school year. This suggests that additional funding alone may not be the solution to improving the school's outcomes. The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 24.72% in 2023-2024, may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance, as economic disadvantage is often associated with lower educational outcomes.
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