Canyons School District is a school district

School district

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 in Sandy

Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

, Utah

Utah

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, United States which serves the communities of Alta

Alta, Utah

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, Cottonwood Heights

Cottonwood Heights, Utah

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, Draper

Draper, Utah

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, Midvale

Midvale, Utah

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 and Sandy

Sandy, Utah

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. David S. Doty is the superintendent. It was created after local residents voted to split the Jordan School District

Jordan School District

Jordan School District was the largest of Utah school districts , It now employs 2,631 teachers and other licensed personnel who educate more than 48,000 students. An additional 2,610 employees provide support services for the system...

. Canyons schools have approximately 33,000 students in 44 schools. There are 29 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 4 high schools, 1 technical school and 2 Special education schools.

In July 2009, the district proposed a 3.8% increase in school taxes.

A poll commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of parents have a "somewhat favorable" or "very favorable" impression of the district.

On June 22, 2010, voters approved a $250 million, tax-neutral bond to finance new construction in the district, including a new high school in Draper, a new elementary school in the White City

White City, Utah

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 area, and upgrades to several other schools, including seismic upgrades and accommodation for ninth-graders in the existing Brighton and Hillcrest high schools as part of a grade re-alignment. In May 2011, the district broke ground on the as-yet-unnamed high school in Draper, to be completed in 2013.

High Schools

• Alta High School (Sandy)
• Brighton High School (Cottonwood Heights
  Cottonwood Heights, Utah
  Cottonwood Heights is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, along the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley. It lies south of the cities of Holladay and Murray, east of Midvale, and north of Sandy within the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Following a successful...
  
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• Hillcrest High School
  Hillcrest High School (Midvale, Utah)
  Hillcrest High School is a public high school located at 7350 South 900 East in Midvale, Utah. The school was built in 1962 and started classes in the fall of that same year. Hillcrest High School has a total enrollment of 1688 students in grades 10-12...
  
   (Midvale
  Midvale, Utah
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• Jordan High School
  Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
  Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah was established in 1907.-1907 - 1914:Jordan High School took root when a student body of just seven students began meeting in the basement of a church in Midvale. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into...
  
   (Sandy
  Sandy, Utah
  Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....
  
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Middle Schools

• Albion (Sandy)
• Butler (Cottonwood Heights)
• Crescent View (Sandy)
• Eastmont (Sandy)
• Indian Hills (Sandy)
• Midvale (Midvale)
• Mount Jordan (Sandy)
• Union (Sandy)

Elementary Schools

• Alta View (White City
  White City, Utah
  White City is a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The CDP is an enclave of the City of Sandy. The population was 5,407 at the 2010 census,a modest decrease from the 2000 population of 5,988.-Geography:...
  
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• Altara (Sandy)
• Bell View (Sandy)
• Bella Vista (Cottonwood Heights)
• Brookwood (Sandy)
• Butler (Cottonwood Heights)
• Canyon View (Cottonwood Heights)
• Copperview (Midvale)
• Crescent (Sandy)
• Draper (Draper)
• East Midvale (Midvale)
• East Sandy (Sandy)
• Edgemont (Sandy)
• Granite (Sandy)
• Lone Peak (Sandy)
• Midvale (Midvale)
• Midvalley (Midvale)
• Oak Hollow (Draper)
• Oakdale (Sandy)
• Park Lane (Sandy)
• Peruvian Park (Sandy)
• Quail Hollow (Sandy)
• Ridgecrest (Cottonwood Heights)
• Sandy (Sandy)
• Silver Mesa (Sandy)
• Sprucewood (Sandy)
• Sunrise (Sandy)
• Willow Canyon (Sandy)
• Willow Springs (Draper)