Garfield County Schools & Education
Garfield County, Utah
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
67/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Midrange Signal
Graduation Rate
95.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
95.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 89.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$7,281
National avg $13,239
State avg $6,829
School Score
67/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 42/100
State Score Position
#6
of 29 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Garfield County
Measured School Summary
Garfield County performs at an average level with a school score of 67/100 and a solid graduation rate of 95.0%.
Funding Context
At $7,281 per pupil, Garfield County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 59% above the Utah average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 5.9 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% higher than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Garfield County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
10 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
67/100
Mixed county signal. Ranks #6 of 29 Utah counties with school score data.
Completion
95.0%
5.9 pts above the state average
Funding context
$7,281
$452 above the state average
School coverage
10
1 district represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Garfield County has 10 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Garfield County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Dominant-district county
Garfield District carries most of the listed public-school system, with 10 of 10 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.
State position
#6
of 29 Utah counties with school score data. The county score is 25 points above the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
Garfield District
Elementary to high school visible
1,312 students
10 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
Garfield District is the largest listed district slice, with 10 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Garfield County?
Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Garfield County Public Schools Exceed State Performance Benchmarks
Education data brief for Garfield County, Utah.
Garfield County reports a composite school score of 66.7, a figure that is significantly higher than the Utah state average of 42.4 and the national median of 50.0. This performance coincides with a graduation rate of 95.0%, which also surpasses the state rate of 89.1% and the national average of 87.0%. The county's education system is organized into a single school district, the Garfield District, which serves 1,312 students across 10 rural schools. The largest school in the county is Garfield Online, an elementary school with 329 students. Despite the high performance metrics, per-pupil expenditure is $7,281, which is closer to the state spending level of $6,829 than the national average of approximately $13,000. All public schools in the county are traditional district schools, with no charter presence reported. Consult the NCES Common Core of Data for individual school performance records.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
10
in Garfield County
Reported Enrollment
1,312
10 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Garfield County
Garfield District
10 Public Schools in Garfield County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 10 of 10 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Online | Record | Garfield District | PANGUITCH, 84759Rural: Remote | KG–6 | Virtual | 329 |
| Panguitch School | Record | Garfield District | PANGUITCH, 84759Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 238 |
| Bryce Valley School | Record | Garfield District | TROPIC, 84776Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 167 |
| Panguitch High | Record | Garfield District | PANGUITCH, 84759Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 159 |
| Bryce Valley High | Record | Garfield District | TROPIC, 84776Rural: Remote | 7–12 | High | 134 |
| Escalante School | Record | Garfield District | ESCALANTE, 84726Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 107 |
| Escalante High | Record | Garfield District | ESCALANTE, 84726Rural: Remote | 7–12 | High | 74 |
| Panguitch Middle | Record | Garfield District | PANGUITCH, 84759Rural: Remote | 7–8 | Middle | 72 |
| Boulder School | Record | Garfield District | BOULDER, 84716Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 17 |
| Antimony School | Record | Garfield District | ANTIMONY, 84712Rural: Remote | PK–6 | Primary | 15 |
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$7,281
State avg $6,829
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.