San Juan School District

For the school district in California, see San Juan Unified School District.

San Juan School District (SJSD) is a school district headquartered in Blanding, Utah, United States.

San Juan School District
Address
200 North Main Street, Blanding San Juan County, Utah United States
District information
Type	Public
Superintendent	Ron T. Nielson [1]: 2
Budget	38.5 million USD (2018) [1]: 55
NCES District ID	4900900[2]
Other information
Website	https://sjsd.org/

The district has twelve schools. As of 2018^[update] 3,193 students were enrolled.^[1]: 23

History

As of 2017 teachers in communities of the southern part of the school district (the Bluff, Montezuma Creek, and Oljato–Monument Valley areas) tend to have less experience than those in the northern part of the school district (Blanding, La Sal, and Monticello); about 50% of the teachers to the north have 14 or more years of experience while 7% of teachers in the southern communities have that experience.^[3]

Schools

7-12 schools:

• Monticello High School - Monticello
• Monument Valley High School - Oljato–Monument Valley (Unincorporated area)
• San Juan High School - Blanding
• Whitehorse High School - Unincorporated area adjacent to Montezuma Creek^[4][5]

High schools (9-12):

• Navajo Mountain High School - Navajo Mountain (Unincorporated area)

Middle schools (7-8):

• Albert R. Lyman Middle School - Blanding (supports 6th grade)

K-6 schools:

• Montezuma Creek Elementary School - Aneth (Unincorporated area)^[6][7]
  • In 2017 the school offered to give salaries of $80,000 to teachers with many years of experience who are designated as lead teachers.^[8]
• Monticello Elementary School - Monticello
• Tsé'bii'nidzisgai Elementary School - Oljato–Monument Valley (Unincorporated area)

1-5 schools:

• Blanding Elementary School - Blanding
• Bluff Elementary School - Bluff (Unincorporated area)

1-3 schools:

• La Sal Elementary School - La Sal (Unincorporated area)

See also

• Utah portal
• Education portal

• List of school districts in Utah

References

1. Nielson, Ron T.; Hosler, Kyle Scot (June 12, 2018). "Annual Budget Report" (PDF). San Juan School District. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for San Juan District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
3. Cortez, Marjorie (April 22, 2017). "Wanted: Effective, veteran teachers willing to relocate to San Juan County". The Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Montezuma Creek CDP, UT." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. Pages: 1, 2, 3.
5. Home. Whitehorse High School. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. "State Highway #162, PO Box 660, Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534"
6. Home. Montezuma Creek Elementary School. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. "State Highway #162, Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534"
7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Aneth CDP, UT." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 27, 2017.
8. "Rural Utah school district offers $80,000 teaching salaries". Associated Press at the Houston Chronicle. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.

External links

• Official website