Daggett School District
| Daggett School District | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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, Utah, 84046 United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK - 12 |
| Superintendent | E. Bruce Northcott[1]: 71 |
| Governing agency | Utah State Board of Education |
| Schools |
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| NCES District ID | 4900180[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 181[1]: 71 |
| Teachers | 16[1]: 71 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Daggett School District is a public school district in Daggett County, Utah, United States.[2] The district provides education for students living in Daggett County, as well as more than two dozen students from adjacent areas in Wyoming.[Note 1] It is the smallest of the 41 school districts in Utah, with a total of three schools and 181 students.[1]: 71–72
Description
[edit]Daggett School District operates shelter Pre-K programs (for students age 3–5 who qualify for an Individualized Education Program (IEP) at each elementary school.
The district hosts a remote site of Utah State University's Distance Education system, which provides concurrent (dual) enrollment for high school students as well as post-secondary courses for adults. Uintah Basin Technical College also offers limited courses at Manila High School.[4]
The superintendent of the district is Dr. Bruce Northcott. The business manager is Melissa Butler. School board members include Chelsy Lail (President), Sarah Wilson (Vice President), Rob Gahley, Charles Card, and Ross Catron. Board members are elected for a term of four years, from precincts established by the county commission.
History
[edit]Daggett School District, originally called Daggett County School District, was formed when Daggett County split from Uintah County, Utah in 1914. The split was necessary as Utah State law requires each county to have at least one school district.
Communities served
[edit]The district boundary is also the boundary of Daggett County.[5]
In addition to several remote areas in Daggett County (as well as some areas of Sweetwater and Uinta counties in Wyoming), Daggett School District serves the following communities:
DSD, which has an agreement with the Sweetwater County School District Number 2, stated that "DSD schools are the home school for all students living in Washam, Wyoming."[6] Additionally, students from McKinnon, Wyoming may attend DSD schools.[6]
Schools
[edit]| School name | City/town | Grade level | # of students | Student/teacher ratio | Principal |
| Flaming Gorge Elementary School | Dutch John | PK-5 | 24 | 12.5 | Bruce Northcott |
| Manila Elementary School | Manila | PK-6 | 77 | 20.8 | Alan Staggs |
| Manila High School | Manila | 7-12 | 89 | 8.1 | Guy Gonder |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to the remote and rural locale, about 15 percent of Daggett School District's enrollment is students living in adjacent Sweetwater County, Wyoming, with several more students from Uinta County, Wyoming as well.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Utah's 2015-16 Educational Directory". schools.utah.gov. Utah State Office of Education. 2015. pp. 64–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "Daggett School District". dsdf.org. Daggett School District. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Daggett District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Uintah Basin Applied Technology College". ubatc.edu. Uintah Basin Applied Technology College. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Daggett County, UT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2024. - Text list
- ^ a b "Out-of-State Student Enrollment and Tuition" (PDF). Daggett School District. Retrieved December 6, 2024. - Linked from this page
Further reading
[edit]- Baxter, Donald Weir (July 14, 1959). The History of Public Education in Daggett County, Utah, and Adjacent Areas (Thesis). Brigham Young University. (master's thesis) - PDF file