Granite School District - Public Relations

Public Relations Department

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Handy Facts

Granite School District, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, operates 61 elementary schools, 16 junior high schools, 9 high schools, as well as other special schools and programs. With 68,483 students, Granite is the second largest district in Utah and is among the largest public school districts in the nation. Granite is also one of Utah’s largest employers, with more than 7,500 full and part-time employees. The district boundary encompasses 257 square miles.

Granite District is known for the academic, athletic, and artistic achievements of its students. Granite has also been nationally recognized for teacher professional development programs and the economic efficiencies of its administration.

In addition to its quality education programs for students in grades K through 12, the district offers a variety of adult and community education courses.

Please click one of the topics to the right for specific numbers and information.

District administration cost

Percent spent on instruction

Student/teacher ratio

District finances

Test participation and results

Department phone numbers

Administration

Board of education

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School system

Students – 68,483
Square miles – 257
Service area – Wasatch mountain range to the Oquirrh mountain range, and from approximately 2100 South to 6200 South

Number of schools 2005-2006

Elementary

Traditional
Year round

Junior high

Senior high

Special centers

Hilda B. Jones
Hartvigson
Granite Alternative

44
17

Total schools

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Student enrollment
October 1, 2006

Enrollment K-12

Elementary K-6
Junior high 7-9
Senior high10-12

Prekindergarten*

Student population change 2005-2006

Change over 10 years

Attendance rate

Drop out rate

68,483

37,754
15,618
15,111

1903

-270

-9.3%

95.63%

4.63%

*Prekindergarten students are not included in total enrollment count

Ethnic makeup

American Indian
African American
Asian
Pacific Islander
Hispanic/Latino
White/Caucasian

851
1,405
2,193
2,405
16,747
44,882

1.24%
2.05%
3.20%
3.51%
24.45%
65.45%

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Employees (partial list)

Teachers

Elementary
Junior high
High school
Special programs, other

Administration – schools

Support staff – schools

Administration – district

Support staff – district

3,548

1,685
744
670
449

131

555

656

Total staff exceeds 7,500 employees when part-time hourly employees are included.

District administration cost per student*

Granite
Utah
U.S.

$35
$53
$160

*"Public Education Finances " U.S. Census, 2003

Percent spent on instruction*

Granite
Utah
U.S.

59.2%
64.2%
61.1%

*National Center for Education Statistics 2001-02

Student/teacher ratios*

Granite
Utah
United States

22.3
22.9
16.4

*National Center for Education Statistics 2003-2004

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District finances

Total budget 2006-2007

Revenue resources

State
Property tax
Federal
Local
Interest

$495,762,003

57.4%
27.2%
11.2%
3.3%
0.9%

Expenditures

Instruction, student and staff services
Capital outlay
Plant maintenance
Non instructional
School administration
Student transportation
Business and central services
District administration

59.2%
17.2%
8.1%
7.0%
4.7%
1.6%
1.6%
.6%

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Test participation and results
Note: Specific school test scores are reported by the Utah State Office of Education.

Student proficiency in core CRT*

Language Arts

First grade
Second grade
Third grade
Fourth grade
Fifth grade
Sixth grade
Seventh grade
Eighth grade
Ninth grade
Tenth grade
Eleventh grade

66%
68%
68%
69%
69%
74%
71% **
68% **
69% **
(not available*) **
71% **

Mathematics

First grade
Second grade
Third grade
Fourth grade
Fifth grade
Sixth grade
Seventh grade
Pre-algebra
Algebra
Geometry

67%
71%
69%
69%
67%
70%
65% **
66% **
57% **
64% **

*Criterion Referenced Test (CRT): Test is based on Utah’s core curriculum. Data Source: Utah State Office of Education COGNOS 2005
**Data reported is for 2004-05 school year

American College Testing (ACT)
Spring 2006 composite scores

Percent of graduating seniors tested

Number of exams taken

Scores:

Granite
Utah
Nation

53.4%

2,182

21.6
21.7
21.1

Advanced Placement (AP)
Spring 2006

Number of exams taken	2973
Percent of tests passed
Granite Utah Nation	63.8% 65.5% 59.6%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
Fall 2006

Third grade
Fourth grade
Eighth grade
Eleventh grade

54
53
51
54

(National norm = 50)

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Telephone numbers
(All numbers area code 801)

Granite School District (main)
Accounting
Business Services
Board of education
Curriculum
Educational Equity
Fax (district office)
Food Services
Granite Education Foundation
Granite Peaks Life Long Learning
Granite Police/Safety
Granite Technical Institute
Human Resources
Instructional Services
Insurance and benefits
Jones Center, Hilda B
Maintenance Service Center
Payroll
Pre-school
Professional Learning
Program Services
Public Relations
Purchasing
School Services
Special Education
Student Services
Superintendent’s office
Support Services (facilities)
Title 1
Transportation

646-5000
646-4300
646-4594
646-4594
646-4543
646-4205
646-4128
646-4321
646-4590
646-4666
481-7122
646-4350
646-4511
646-4513
646-4528
646-4526
646-4400
646-4311
646-4672
646-4541
646-4582
646-4529
646-4518
646-4535
646-4522
646-4660
646-4523
646-4597
646-4574
646-4280

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Granite School District
Administration

Dr. Stephen Ronnenkamp	Secretary: Kathy Goodfellow - 646-4523
Superintendent of Schools
David Garrett	Secretary: Merilynn Boekweg - 646-4594
Business Administrator
David Gourley	Secretary: Kathy Arishita - 646-4597
Assistant Superintendent Support Services
Linda Mariotti	Secretary: Betty Marz - 646-4513
Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services
Kevin Hague	Secretary: Danielle Kitchen - 646-4525
Assistant Superintendent School Services
Paul Sagers	Secretary: Linda Frank - 646-4582
Assistant Superintendent Program Services

Board of education