Davis School District, Utah

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Davis School District
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Davis County, Utah
District details
Superintendent: Dan Linford
# of school board members: 7
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Davis School District is a school district in Utah.

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Superintendent

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Dan Linford is the superintendent of Davis School District. He was appointed on April 20, 2022 and started serving on July 1, 2022. His previous career experience includes serving as the district's director of secondary schools.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Reid Newey was the superintendent of the Davis School District from 2016 until June 30, 2022.[1] Newey was appointed superintendent on November 1, 2016.[2] Prior to serving as superintendent, Newey worked as a teacher, basketball coach, and executive director of secondary education with Weber School District in Utah.[3] He retired at the end of the 2021–2022 school year.[1][4]
  • Craig Carter was the interim superintendent of the Davis School District in 2016. Carter's previous career experience included working as the district's business administrator.[5]
  • Bryan Bowles was the superintendent of the Davis School District from 2002 to 2016.[5] Bowles' previous career experience included working as a principal and assistant principal with the Davis School District.[6]

School board

The Davis School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected by-district.[7]


Elections

See also: Davis School District, Utah, elections

Members of the Davis School District Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years.[7]

Four seats on the Davis School District school board in Utah were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Davis School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[8]

“ 12. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

The Board shall allow time for public comment at the beginning of regularly scheduled Board business meetings. The Board desires to conduct its meetings in an orderly and efficient manner. Consequently, spontaneous comment or discussion from the audience is inappropriate. The public comment period shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes, with individual presentations limited to two (2) minutes.

12.1. Public Comment Period is reserved for speakers who reside within Davis School District, unless otherwise noted by the presiding Board member.

12.2. Employees, parents, students, or citizens desiring to address the Board shall sign-up, prior to the beginning of the meeting with the designated staff member.

12.3. Speakers shall provide their name, city, or school boundary within which they reside, and the topic they wish to address prior to speaking.

12.4. Groups or organizations desiring to address the Board shall designate a single spokesperson to address the Board.

12.5. Speakers shall be recognized and invited to provide comment by the presiding Board member. The presiding Board member may hear public comments in any order or sequence and is not limited by arrangement shown on the sign-up sheets.

12.6. If no individuals have signed up to provide comment or the thirty (30) minute time period has not expired, the presiding Board member may ask if anyone in attendance desires to make comment who has not already been heard. At the discretion of the presiding Board member, additional speakers will be recognized, shall identify themselves, and provide comments. Additional comments may not exceed the two (2) minutes per person and thirty (30) minute total.

12.7. The Public Comment Period shall not be used to air complaints concerning bidding, contracts, or employment or personnel issues, to criticize or defame District employees or Board members, or to make complaints for which other avenues for appeal exist.

12.8. The Board will not take public comments regarding individual student education issues such as disciplinary action, special education programming, extra-curricular eligibility, and selection, etc.

12.9. Time may not be used by employees or their representatives to circumvent formal communication channels or established grievance or negotiation procedures.

12.10. Speakers with comments on items with scheduled public hearings (e.g., tax hearings, boundary recommendations) may be asked by the presiding Board member to delay comment until those scheduled public hearings.

12.11. Persons speaking to the Board at Board meeting shall address remarks to the presiding Board member.

12.12. Members of the Board and the superintendent may ask questions of any person who addresses the Board only upon approval of the presiding Board member.

12.13. The Board is unable, by law, to deliberate or take action on items raised during the Public Comment Period that is not otherwise on the Board’s Agenda.

12.14. Speakers presenting highly detailed or complex information are asked to provide a written outline of their comments for the Board.[9]

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[10]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $102,014,000 $1,370 13%
Local: $288,668,000 $3,875 36%
State: $417,441,000 $5,604 52%
Total: $808,123,000 $10,849
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $743,916,000 $9,987
Total Current Expenditures: $689,144,000 $9,251
Instructional Expenditures: $459,662,000 $6,171 62%
Student and Staff Support: $55,287,000 $742 7%
Administration: $70,230,000 $942 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $103,965,000 $1,395 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,533,000 $477
Construction: $25,447,000 $341
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,720,000 $23
Interest on Debt: $17,420,000 $233


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[11] $51,144 $105,303
2023-2024[12] $49,870 $103,456
2021-2022[13] $47,616 $83,760

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[14]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 26 19 21 15-19 34 47
2018-2019 52 37 25 28 25-29 46 56
2017-2018 53 38 26 28 35-39 48 57
2016-2017 53 39 25 27 35-39 47 57
2015-2016 52 40 25 27 30-34 48 56
2014-2015 47 39 23 23 20-24 43 51
2013-2014 47 38 19 24 15-19 43 51
2012-2013 79 75 58 59 55-59 76 82
2011-2012 76 71 54 52 55-59 77 79
2010-2011 76 72 51 51 60-64 74 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 29 24 25 20-24 39 51
2018-2019 52 36 28 30 30-34 48 56
2017-2018 51 37 29 29 30-34 50 54
2016-2017 51 41 28 29 25-29 49 54
2015-2016 51 43 27 30 25-29 52 55
2014-2015 49 39 27 25 25-29 46 52
2013-2014 47 39 23 24 20-24 45 50
2012-2013 86 79 72 69 65-69 84 88
2011-2012 85 80 70 68 65-69 84 87
2010-2011 84 80 69 65 65-69 82 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 90-94 85-89 89 >=80 >=95 95
2015-2016 94 90-94 80-89 90 >=80 >=95 95
2014-2015 94 >=95 85-89 88 80-89 >=95 94
2013-2014 92 >=95 85-89 85 60-79 >=90 92
2012-2013 90 90-94 75-79 83 60-79 >=90 91
2011-2012 86 85-89 70-74 74 60-79 60-79 88
2010-2011 82 80-84 70-74 63 60-69 60-79 84


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 72,499 -1.3
2022-2023 73,459 -1.4
2021-2022 74,486 3.2
2020-2021 72,082 -3.7
2019-2020 74,773 0.6
2018-2019 74,289 0.4
2017-2018 73,982 1.3
2016-2017 72,987 1.7
2015-2016 71,721 1.2
2014-2015 70,857 0.6
2013-2014 70,411 0.3
2012-2013 70,192 1.3
2011-2012 69,285 2.6
2010-2011 67,452 -3.3
2009-2010 69,689 4.4
2008-2009 66,614 -5.6
2007-2008 70,323 11.6
2006-2007 62,193 0.7
2005-2006 61,735 4.5
2004-2005 58,953 -3.0
2003-2004 60,749 0.6
2002-2003 60,367 1.7
2001-2002 59,366 -0.4
2000-2001 59,578 0.2
1999-2000 59,486 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Davis School District (%) Utah K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 1.6
Black 1.2 1.3
Hispanic 12.9 19.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.4 1.6
Two or More Races 3.4 3.8
White 79.6 71.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Davis School District had 3,371.03 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.51.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 36.64
Kindergarten: 172.43
Elementary: 1,240.66
Secondary: 1,535.42
Total: 3,371.03

Davis School District employed 21.00 district administrators and 203.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 21.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 203.80
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 56.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 160.97
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 56.58
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 104.39
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.90
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 143.47
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The Davis School District operates 96 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams School652PK-6
Adelaide School423PK-6
Antelope School685PK-6
Bluff Ridge School932PK-6
Boulton School460PK-6
Bountiful High1,52610-12
Bountiful Jr High6177-9
Bountiful School465PK-6
Buffalo Point School1,014PK-6
Canyon Creek School798PK-6
Catalyst Center09-12
Centennial Jr High1,0007-9
Centerville Jr High1,0027-9
Centerville School374PK-6
Central Davis Jr High9307-9
Clearfield High2,05810-12
Clinton School501PK-6
Columbia School593PK-6
Cook School672PK-6
Creekside School565PK-6
Crestview School301PK-6
Davis Connect 7-123107-12
Davis Connect K-6137KG-8
Davis High2,22510-12
Doxey School289PK-6
Eagle Bay School495PK-6
East Layton School560PK-6
Ellison Park School583PK-6
Endeavour School678PK-6
Fairfield Jr High9877-9
Family Enrichment Center245PK-PK
Farmington High2,17210-12
Farmington Jr High1,2757-9
Farmington School472PK-6
Foxboro School527PK-6
Fremont School275PK-6
H C Burton School733PK-6
Heritage School647PK-6
Hill Field School471PK-6
Holbrook School532PK-6
Holt School485PK-6
Kay'S Creek Elementary714PK-6
Kaysville Jr High9097-9
Kaysville School504PK-6
King School486PK-6
Knowlton School724PK-6
Lakeside School832PK-6
Layton High2,21110-12
Layton School566PK-6
Legacy Jr High1,0907-9
Lincoln School694PK-6
Meadowbrook School358PK-6
Millcreek Jr High7107-9
Morgan School631PK-6
Mountain High21310-12
Mountain View School687PK-6
Mueller Park Jr High1,0847-9
Muir School649PK-6
North Davis Jr High9647-9
North Layton Jr High9627-9
Northridge High1,95510-12
Oak Hills School483PK-6
Odyssey School599PK-6
Orchard School630PK-6
Parkside School416PK-6
Reading School462PK-6
Renaissance Academy56KG-12
Sand Springs School705PK-6
Shoreline Junior High1,1787-9
Snow Horse School509PK-6
South Clearfield School717PK-6
South Davis Jr High9777-9
South Weber School853PK-6
Star Transition07-12
Stewart School552PK-6
Sunburst School862PK-6
Sunset Jr High9317-9
Sunset School297PK-6
Syracuse High2,56610-12
Syracuse Jr High1,2537-9
Syracuse School822PK-6
Taylor School349PK-6
Tolman School367PK-6
Vae View School390PK-6
Valley View School445PK-6
Viewmont High1,53810-12
Vista Education Campus2647-12
Wasatch School525PK-6
West Bountiful School693PK-6
West Clinton School795PK-6
West Point Jr High1,5587-9
West Point School1,066PK-6
Whitesides School398PK-6
Windridge School526PK-6
Woods Cross High1,61310-12
Woods Cross School495PK-6

Contact information

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Davis School District
45 E. State St.
P.O. Box 588
Farmington, UT 84025-0588
Phone: 801-402-5261


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KUTV, "Davis School District announces Dr. Dan Linford as new superintendent," accessed September 20, 2023
  2. ↑ The Standard-Examiner, "Reid Newey named as Davis School District superintendent," accessed November 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Davis School District, "Superintendent," accessed July 20, 2021
  4. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Davis School District superintendent to retire at end of school year," accessed June 22, 2022
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Standard-Examiner, "Davis superintendent steps down to teach education at BYU," July 27, 2016
  6. ↑ The Davis Clipper, "Bowles named superintendent of year," September 13, 2006
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Davis School District, "Davis School District Policy and Procedures: 1B-010 Qualifications, Authority, Power, and Responsibilities," revised June 4, 2019
  8. ↑ Davis School District, "Davis School District Policy and Procedures: 1B-030 School Board Meetings," revised May 4, 2021
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  11. ↑ Davis School District, "Documents," accessed April 23, 2025
  12. ↑ Davis School District, "Davis School District Educator Salary Schedule - School Year 2023-24," accessed February 2, 2024
  13. ↑ Davis School District, "Davis School District Educator Salary Schedule - School Year 2021-22," accessed July 20, 2021
  14. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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