📍 5525 S Cougar Ln, Kearns, Salt Lake County, 84118
Kearns High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kearns, Salt Lake County. The school has 2,382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 92.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kearns High enrolls 2,382 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 92.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 6.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,189 | 50% |
| White | 878 | 37% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 147 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 53 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,214 of the school's 2,382 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 973 qualify for free lunch and 241 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kearns High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 5, state house district 38.
Kearns High is one of 89 schools in Granite District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 59,106 students district-wide and employs 2,743 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,382 students, Kearns High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large