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Coordinates: 40°36′22″N 111°56′10″W / 40.606°N 111.936°W / 40.606; -111.936 (District office)
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Jordan School District
Location
7387 S Campus View Drive
West Jordan, UT 84084-2998
Southwestern part of Salt Lake County, Utah
Coordinates40°36′22″N 111°56′10″W / 40.606°N 111.936°W / 40.606; -111.936 (District office)
District information
GradesK-12
Established1905 (1905)
SuperintendentDr. Anthony Godfrey
Schools67 (2021-2022)
Budget397,300,000 (2012-2013)
NCES District ID4900420[1]
Students and staff
Students57,866 [2]
Teachers3,364 (2021-2022)
Staff3,092 (2021-2022)
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jordandistrict.org

Jordan School District is a school district in the southwestern portion of Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It now employs 3,364 teachers and other licensed personnel who educate more than 57,800 students. An additional 3,092 employees provide support services for the system. Jordan District was the largest in Utah until the Canyons School District in the southeastern portion of the county split in 2009. Boundaries for Jordan District now include the communities of Bluffdale, Copperton, Herriman, Riverton, South Jordan and most of West Jordan.

History

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The district was created in 1904 with 3,354 students.[3] Its name and original boundaries were taken from the Jordan Stake of the LDS Church, which at the time spanned the breadth of the Salt Lake Valley from east to west, and the length of the valley from roughly Midvale to the south end of the valley.[4]

When Jordan's east-side communities voted to break from the district and form their own, Jordan lost 44 of its 84 schools and a large part of its property tax base. This split caused a loss in property tax revenue; together with $16 million in state budget cuts, this created budget problems for the district. As of August 13, 2009, the district faced a $33 million shortfall. Jordan teachers lost nine days' pay, and were paid an average of 4.5 percent less in the 2009-2010 school year than they were paid in 2008-2009, and taxpayers faced a large property tax increase.[5][6]

In early 2010, the Jordan district school board announced a $20 million shortfall caused by the loss of taxable property, and announced cuts that could slash teacher ranks, increase class sizes and impact extracurricular activities.[7]

In 2015, the Washington Post reported that of the nation's largest school districts, the Jordan School District spent the least per student, $5,708. Utah is the state with the lowest spending per student, $6,555.[8]

Schools

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High schools

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Middle schools

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Elementary schools

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Technical schools

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Special schools

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Adult educational programs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ^ "Jordan School District". Jordandistrict.org. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Fairclough, W. Glen Jr. "Jordan School District Agency History". Utah Department of Administrative Services, Division of Archives and Records. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Plewe, Brandon S. (2014). Mapping Mormonism: an atlas of Mormon history (2nd ed.). Provo, Utah: BYU Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-8425-2879-5.
  5. ^ Stewart, Kirsten (August 13, 2009). "Jordan school board to rethink tax hike - Salt Lake Tribune". The Salt Lake Tribune. Sltrib.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Public Employee Salaries - Jordan Schools". Utah's Right To Know. Utahsright.com. January 7, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  7. ^ Smart, Christopher; Drake, Katie (February 26, 2010). "Hundreds of Jordan students protest over cuts". The Salt Lake Tribune. Sltrib.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  8. ^ Brown, Emma (June 2, 2015). "The states that spend the most (and the least) on education, in one map". Washington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hayden Peak Elementary (Year-round)". Jordan School District. 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "JATC North – Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers". www.jatc-wj.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "JATC-SOUTH – Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers". www.jatc-wj.org. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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