Canyons School District

Canyons School District
Address
9361 South 300 East
Sandy
, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84070
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
SuperintendentRick L. Robins
NCES District ID4900142[1]
Students and staff
Students34,383[1]
Other information
Websitewww.canyonsdistrict.org

Canyons School District is a school district in the southeastern portion of Salt Lake County in Utah, United States.

The district includes the municipalities of Alta, Brighton, White City, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale and Sandy; as well as the portions of Draper that are within Salt Lake County. Portions of Draper within Utah County are part of the Alpine School District.

Residents of those communities voted to create the district in 2007, in a split from the Jordan School District, making Canyons the first school district to be formed in the state in almost a century. Canyons has approximately 34,000 students in 50 schools as of 2014.[2] There are 29 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five traditional high schools, and eight special programs schools, including one technical school, a special education school and a high school for adults in prison. The district covers 192 square miles and employs 6,000 people.

The district officially started operating on July 1, 2009, with students attending Canyons schools for the first time that fall.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Canyons District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Official District Web Page". Canyonsdistrict.org. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Stewart, Kirsten (September 23, 2009). "Canyons District draws high marks from parents". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "Residents generally happy with Canyons School District". KSL-TV. September 16, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.