Davis School District is a
school district
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serving
Davis County, Utah
Davis County is a county in northern Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 306,479, making it Utah's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Farmington, and its largest city is Layton.
Davis Count ...
, United States. Headquartered in the
county seat
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of
Farmington
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, it is the 61st largest school district in the United States and the 2nd largest school district in
Utah
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with 72,987 students attending Davis schools as of 2019.
It is located almost entirely within Davis County. Students attend elementary school from kindergarten to 6th grade, junior high from 7th grade-9th grade, and high school from 10th grade-12th grade.
History
In 2006, the Davis School District received recognition for having the nation's top graduation rate among the 100 largest school districts in the United States, according to a survey by the
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
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. Also in 2006, the superintendent, Dr. W. Bryan Bowles was awarded superintendent of the year in Utah. For the 2016-17 school year, Reid Newey moved from the
Weber School District to become the superintendent of DSD.
In 2019 a Davis school bus driver closed the bus doors on the backpack of a boy, pinning him outside the bus and dragging him forward a couple hundred feet. His family sued the driver, alleging this was done intentionally to racially harass the boy, who was biracial. They pointed to previous instances of racial harassment by the driver and attempts at retaliation for reporting him. The district settled the suit for $62,500 and acknowledge the "racial assault".
An investigation by the
United States Department of Justice
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followed. That investigation found that racial harassment was widespread in the school district and hundreds of complains were intentionally unaddressed.
Communities
Davis School District serves the following communities:
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Bountiful
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Centerville
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Clearfield
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Clinton
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Farmington
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*Farmington, Arkansas
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*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
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Fruit Heights
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Hill Air Force Base
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Kaysville
Kaysville is a city in Davis County, Utah, Davis County, Utah. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area. The population was 27,300 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with an estimated population of 32,390 in 2 ...
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Layton
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North Salt Lake
North Salt Lake is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden– Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 16,322 at the 2010 census, which had risen to an estimated 20,948 as of 2019.
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South Weber
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Sunset
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Syracuse
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West Bountiful
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West Point
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Woods Cross
Schools
The following schools are part of Davis School District:
Elementary schools
* Adams Elementary -
Layton
* Adelaide Elementary -
Bountiful
* Antelope Elementary -
Clearfield
* Bluff Ridge Elementary -
Syracuse
* Boulton Elementary -
Bountiful
* Bountiful Elementary -
Bountiful
* Buffalo Point Elementary -
Syracuse
* H.C. Burton Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Canyon Creek Elementary -
Farmington
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United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
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* Farmington, Georgia
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* Centerville Elementary -
Centerville
* Clinton Elementary -
Clinton
* Columbia Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Cook Elementary -
Syracuse
* Creekside Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Crestview Elementary -
Layton
* Doxey Elementary -
Sunset
* Eagle Bay Elementary -
Farmington
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United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
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* East Layton Elementary -
Layton
* Ellison Park Elementary -
Layton
* Endeavour Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Farmington Elementary -
Farmington
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United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
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* Foxboro Elementary -
North Salt Lake
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* Fremont Elementary -
Sunset
* Heritage Elementary -
Layton
* Hill Field Elementary -
Clearfield
* Holbrook Elementary -
Bountiful
* Holt Elementary -
Clearfield
* Kay's Creek Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Kaysville Elementary -
Kaysville
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* King Elementary -
Layton
* Knowlton Elementary -
Farmington
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United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
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*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
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* Lakeside Elementary -
West Point
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* Layton Elementary -
Layton
* Lincoln Elementary -
Layton
* Meadowbrook Elementary -
Bountiful
* Morgan Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Mountain View Elementary -
Layton
* Muir Elementary -
Bountiful
* Oak Hills Elementary -
Bountiful
* Odyssey Elementary -
Woods Cross
* Orchard Elementary -
North Salt Lake
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* Parkside Elementary -
Clinton
* Reading Elementary -
Centerville
* Sand Springs Elementary -
Layton
* Snow Horse Elementary -
Kaysville
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* South Clearfield Elementary -
Clearfield
* South Weber Elementary -
South Weber
* Stewart Elementary -
Centerville
* Sunset Elementary -
Sunset
* Syracuse Elementary -
Syracuse
* Taylor Elementary -
Centerville
* Tolman Elementary -
Bountiful
* Vae View Elementary -
Layton
* Valley View Elementary -
Bountiful
* Wasatch Elementary -
Clearfield
* Washington Elementary -
Bountiful
* West Bountiful Elementary -
West Bountiful
* West Clinton Elementary -
Clinton
* West Point Elementary -
West Point
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* Whitesides Elementary -
Layton
* Windridge Elementary -
Kaysville
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* Woods Cross Elementary -
Woods Cross
Junior high schools
* Bountiful Junior High School -
Bountiful
* Centennial Junior High School -
Kaysville
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* Centerville Junior High School -
Centerville
* Central Davis Junior High School -
Layton
* Fairfield Junior High School -
Kaysville
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* Farmington Junior High School -
Farmington
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* Farmington, Georgia
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* Kaysville Junior High School -
Kaysville
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* Legacy Junior High School -
Layton
* Millcreek Junior High School -
Bountiful
* Mueller Park Junior High School -
Bountiful
* North Davis Junior High School -
Clearfield
* North Layton Junior High School -
Layton
* South Davis Junior High School -
Bountiful
* Sunset Junior High School -
Sunset
* Syracuse Junior High School -
Syracuse
* Shoreline Junior High School -
Layton
* West Point Junior High School -
West Point
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High schools
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Bountiful High School -
Bountiful
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Clearfield High School -
Clearfield
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Davis High School -
Kaysville
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Farmington High School -
Farmington
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*Farmington, Arkansas
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* Farmington, Georgia
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Layton High School -
Layton
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Northridge High School -
Layton
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Syracuse High School -
Syracuse
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Viewmont High School -
Bountiful
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Woods Cross High School -
Woods Cross
Special schools
* Family Enrichment Center -
Kaysville
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* Mountain High School -
Kaysville
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* Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center -
Clearfield
* Renaissance Academy -
Kaysville
Kaysville is a city in Davis County, Utah, Davis County, Utah. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area. The population was 27,300 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with an estimated population of 32,390 in 2 ...
See also
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List of school districts in Utah
Notes
References
External links
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Davis Education FoundationDavisParents.org - Parent Advocacy Group
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School districts in Utah
Education in Davis County, Utah