Davis School District
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Davis School District is a school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 serving Davis County, Utah
Davis County, Utah
Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 306,479, a 28.2% increase over the 2000 figure of 238,994. It was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county is part of the Ogden–Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area as...

. Headquartered in the county seat
County seat
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 of Farmington
Farmington, Utah
Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,255 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davis County...

, it is the 61st largest school district in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and the 3rd largest school district in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 with 66,579 students attending Davis schools as of 2011 (projected). 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.

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. Also in 2006, the superintendent, Dr. W. Bryan Bowles was awarded superintendent of the year in Utah.

High schools

  • Bountiful High School
    Bountiful High School
    Bountiful High School is located in Bountiful, Utah on Orchard Drive. The school mascot is the Brave. BHS is part of the Davis School District, and competes in 4A sports. The Braves won back-to-back state football championships in 2002 and 2003. Bountiful also won the girls soccer state...

     (Official site)
  • Clearfield High School
    Clearfield High School
    Clearfield High School is a secondary school in Clearfield, Utah, and part of the Davis School District. The Clearfield High School mascot is the Peregrine Falcon. The school colors are green and white. In 1960-61 students opened the doors of the new Clearfield High School with the first class...

     (Official site)
  • Davis High School
    Davis High School (Kaysville, Utah)
    Davis High School is a public school located in Kaysville, Utah, United States. It is a member of the Davis School District. The mascot of Davis High School is a Dart...

     (Official site)
  • Layton High School
    Layton High School
    Layton High School is a secondary school located in Layton, Utah. Part of the Davis School District, Layton High School educates students in grades 10 to 12. As of 2002, 1,805 students were enrolled and actively attending the school.-School Year:...

     (Official site)
  • Northridge High School Official site)
  • Syracuse High School
    Syracuse High School
    Syracuse High School consists of grades 10-12. The school is located in Syracuse, Utah, in the Davis School District. The school's official mascot has been selected as the Titan along with school colors blue, green, black and white...

     (Official site)
  • Viewmont High School
    Viewmont High School
    Viewmont High School is a public high school located in Bountiful, Utah. The school is a member of the Davis School District. The principal, as of 2011, is Dan Linford. In 2011, VHS was identified by Newsweek Magazine and the Washington Post as being in the top 5% of all public high schools in...

     (Official site)
  • Woods Cross High School (Official site)

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