Jun. 17, 9:00 AM
The Education Interim Committee of the State Legislature holds a public meeting.
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Feb. 23 - Mar. 22
Comcast Newsmakers interviews Robyn Bagley about www.Utah-EducationFacts.com
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Mar. 12
The 2009 Legislative Session concluded on Thursday, March 12th at midnight
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark report, A Nation at Risk.
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In the 2007-08 school year, Utah spent $8,224 per public school student.
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Charter schools are independent public schools run by parents or non-profits.
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The average class size in Utah is 22.2
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High school students can graduate with an associate's degree and a scholarship worth 75% of college tuition.
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Get the Facts Class Size & Enrollment
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In the 2006-07 school year, the average class size for Utah's public schools was 22.2. This figure is based on the number of full-time teachers per student and does not include classroom aides or teacher coordinators.
Since 1993, Utah has spent over $700 million on reducing class sizes through the Class-Size Reduction fund. The fund is a supplement to other education funding and is supposed to impact Kindergarten through 2nd grade classes most heavily, although schools may use the funds through 8th grade. The Class-Size Reduction fund has increased annually, reaching $74 million in fiscal year 2007 (2006-07 school year).
In December 2007, the Office of the Legislative Auditor General conducted an audit of the Class-Size Reduction fund and found it had not achieved reductions in elementary class sizes since 2000.
According to calculations done by the Utah Taxpayers Association, it would cost Utah an additional $900 million per year plus $10 billion in building costs to reduce Utah's average class size to 15. This is staggering when you consider that Utah will spend a total of $4.3 billion on K-12 education this school year.
In the 2007-08 school year, Utah had 563,371 K-12 students. 537,653 of them were enrolled in public schools. Roughly 1 in 5 Utahns is a public school student.
Utah's unique demographics play a major role in Utah's class sizes being the highest in the nation.
Utah has the largest average household size in the U.S.
| Rank | State | Average Household Size |
| 1st | Utah | 3.08 |
| 6th | Arizona | 2.72 |
| 11th | New Mexico | 2.64 |
| 13th | Nevada | 2.63 |
| 16th | Idaho | 2.61 |
| 25th | Colorado | 2.52 |
| 37th | Montana | 2.47 |
| 43rd | Wyoming | 2.42 |
| National Average | 2.61 | |
