Adult credentials, student learning, graduation, and public-school funding.
High school or higher93.4%2020–2024 · #10 of 50 · highest first
Associate degree or higher47.6%2020–2024 · #12 of 50 · highest first
Bachelor’s degree or higher37.7%2020–2024 · #14 of 50 · highest first
Utah over time
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Grade 4 reading Utah · source units
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Utah · 2024: 219.3 · Rank #7 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 215
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Utah. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8. NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022. NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ. Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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Utah · state comparison
Adult educational attainment
Adults age 25 and older. Higher credentials overlap: these measures must not be added together.
Utah · 2020–202493.4%
Utah rank#10among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark89.6%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
High school or higher
Share of adults age 25+ with the stated credential or a higher credential.
Point-estimate ranks are not tests of statistical significance.
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Lower value · 84.7%Higher value · 94.9%Striped: unavailable
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Utah · 93.4%2020–2024 · Rank #10 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Compare Utah with every state · 50 ranked
High school or higher · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Vermont
94.9%
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#2
Maine
94.8%
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#3
Montana
94.6%
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#4
New Hampshire
94.4%
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#5
Wyoming
94.2%
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#6
North Dakota
94%
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#7
Minnesota
93.9%
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#8
Wisconsin
93.6%
—
#9
Alaska
93.6%
—
#10
Utah · your comparison
93.4%
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#11
Iowa
93.3%
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#12
South Dakota
93.2%
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#13
Hawaii
93.2%
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#14
Colorado
92.9%
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#15
Washington
92.3%
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#16
Nebraska
92.2%
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#17
Pennsylvania
92.1%
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#18
Michigan
92.1%
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#19
Kansas
92%
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#20
Idaho
91.9%
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#21
Missouri
91.9%
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#22
Oregon
91.8%
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#23
Ohio
91.8%
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#24
Delaware
91.7%
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#25
Virginia
91.6%
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#26
Connecticut
91.5%
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#27
Massachusetts
91.4%
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#28
Maryland
91.1%
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#29
New Jersey
90.7%
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#30
Illinois
90.5%
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#31
Indiana
90.4%
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#32
North Carolina
90.1%
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#33
South Carolina
90.1%
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#34
Tennessee
90%
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#35
Florida
89.9%
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#36
Rhode Island
89.7%
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#37
Oklahoma
89.4%
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#38
Arizona
89.4%
—
#39
West Virginia
89.3%
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#40
Georgia
89.2%
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#41
Kentucky
88.9%
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#42
Arkansas
88.7%
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#43
Alabama
88.6%
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#44
New Mexico
88%
—
#45
New York
88%
—
#46
Nevada
87.5%
—
#47
Louisiana
87.3%
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#48
Mississippi
87.1%
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#49
Texas
86%
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#50
California
84.7%
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Share of Utah residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.
NAEP state comparisons use public-school students in the same grade and subject. National benchmarks include public and private schools.
Utah · 2024219.3
Utah rank#7among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark215Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Grade 4 reading
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Utah. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.
NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022. NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ. Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.
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Utah
2024 · Utah: 219.3 · Rank #7 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 215 · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Utah Grade 4 reading history
Period
Utah
Compare
2003
219.3
2005
221.3
2007
221.3
2009
219.2
2011
220.4
2013
222.8
2015
226.1
2017
225.2
2019
225.1
2022
221.1
2024
219.3
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Lower value · 200.6Higher value · 224.8Striped: unavailable
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Utah · 219.32024 · Rank #7 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Grade 4 reading · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Massachusetts
224.8
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#2
Wyoming
221.9
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#3
New Jersey
221.6
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#4
New Hampshire
221.5
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#5
Colorado
220.9
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#6
Indiana
220.1
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#7
Utah · your comparison
219.3
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#8
Connecticut
219.2
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#9
Mississippi
218.5
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#10
Florida
218.2
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#11
Kentucky
218
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#12
Montana
217.2
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#13
Rhode Island
216.3
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#14
Louisiana
216
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#14
Ohio
216
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#16
Hawaii
215.8
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#16
Pennsylvania
215.8
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#18
Idaho
215.7
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#18
Washington
215.7
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#20
Maryland
215.6
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#21
North Dakota
215.5
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#22
Wisconsin
215.3
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#23
Tennessee
215.1
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#24
South Carolina
214.9
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#25
Iowa
214.6
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#25
New York
214.6
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#27
Georgia
214.4
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#27
Minnesota
214.4
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#29
Illinois
214.2
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#30
South Dakota
214.1
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#30
Virginia
214.1
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#32
North Carolina
213.4
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#33
Alabama
213.2
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#34
Kansas
213.1
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#34
Nevada
213.1
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#36
Vermont
212.7
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#37
Missouri
211.9
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#37
Texas
211.9
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#39
California
211.7
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#39
Nebraska
211.7
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#41
Arkansas
209.7
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#42
Maine
209.6
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#43
Delaware
209.5
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#44
Michigan
209.1
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#45
Arizona
208.1
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#46
Oklahoma
207.3
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#47
Oregon
207
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#48
West Virginia
205.9
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#49
Alaska
201.6
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#50
New Mexico
200.6
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Compare spending per pupil and the composition of school revenue and current spending.
Utah · FY2024$11,347
Utah rank#49among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$17,619Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Current spending per pupil
Public elementary-secondary current spending per enrolled pupil.
Current spending excludes capital spending. More spending is not itself a measure of student outcomes.
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Lower value · $11.06KHigher value · $31.92KStriped: unavailable
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Utah · $11,347FY2024 · Rank #49 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Current spending per pupil · FY2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
New York
$31,918
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#2
Vermont
$28,818
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#3
New Jersey
$27,234
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#4
Connecticut
$26,316
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#5
Massachusetts
$24,429
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#6
Hawaii
$23,878
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#7
New Hampshire
$22,978
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#8
Delaware
$22,201
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#9
Rhode Island
$22,110
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#10
Illinois
$21,776
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#11
Pennsylvania
$21,091
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#12
Alaska
$21,004
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#13
California
$20,791
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#14
Wyoming
$20,521
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#15
Maryland
$20,208
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#16
Maine
$19,962
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#17
Washington
$18,564
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#18
Michigan
$18,314
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#19
Oregon
$18,083
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#20
New Mexico
$17,664
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#21
Ohio
$17,257
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#22
Virginia
$17,104
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#23
North Dakota
$17,102
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#24
Minnesota
$17,098
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#25
Nebraska
$16,147
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#26
Wisconsin
$15,952
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#27
Colorado
$15,908
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#28
Georgia
$15,833
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#29
West Virginia
$15,640
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#30
Louisiana
$15,581
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#31
Kansas
$15,558
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#32
South Carolina
$15,060
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#33
Nevada
$14,812
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#34
Kentucky
$14,596
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#35
Iowa
$14,369
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#36
Missouri
$14,241
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#37
Arkansas
$13,873
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#38
Montana
$13,656
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#39
Alabama
$13,627
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#40
Indiana
$13,622
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#41
North Carolina
$12,995
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#42
Texas
$12,895
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#43
Tennessee
$12,882
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#44
South Dakota
$12,828
—
#45
Florida
$12,693
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#46
Mississippi
$12,324
—
#47
Oklahoma
$12,162
—
#48
Arizona
$12,003
—
#49
Utah · your comparison
$11,347
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#50
Idaho
$11,060
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The federal comparison uses a common adjusted cohort and school year. A newer state graduation snapshot, where retained, uses its own source and period; adult attainment is a separate measure.
Utah · 2021–2288%
Utah rank#13among 48 states with data
U.S. benchmark87%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Federal public-school cohort graduation rate
Share of the adjusted ninth-grade public-school cohort graduating in four years. From 2017–18, the federal measure counts regular diplomas and eligible state-defined alternate diplomas for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities; earlier years count regular diplomas only.
Published NCES state comparison through 2021–22. Rounded whole percentages produce tied ranks. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. Any newer state graduation snapshot uses its own period and cannot inherit this rank.
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Utah
2021–22 · Utah: 88% · Rank #13 of 48, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 87% · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Utah Federal public-school cohort graduation rate history
Period
Utah
Compare
2011–12
80%
2012–13
83%
2013–14
84%
2014–15
85%
2015–16
85%
2016–17
86%
2017–18
87%
2018–19
87%
2019–20
88%
2020–21
88%
2021–22
88%
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Lower value · 77%Higher value · 91%Striped: unavailable
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Utah · 88%2021–22 · Rank #13 of 48, highest firstSelected state
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Federal public-school cohort graduation rate · 2021–22 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
West Virginia
91%
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#2
Iowa
90%
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#2
Kentucky
90%
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#2
Massachusetts
90%
—
#2
Missouri
90%
—
#2
Tennessee
90%
—
#2
Texas
90%
—
#2
Wisconsin
90%
—
#9
Connecticut
89%
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#9
Kansas
89%
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#9
Mississippi
89%
—
#9
Virginia
89%
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#13
Alabama
88%
—
#13
Arkansas
88%
—
#13
Delaware
88%
—
#13
Indiana
88%
—
#13
New Hampshire
88%
—
#13
Utah · your comparison
88%
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#19
California
87%
—
#19
Florida
87%
—
#19
Illinois
87%
—
#19
Nebraska
87%
—
#19
New York
87%
—
#19
Pennsylvania
87%
—
#25
Hawaii
86%
—
#25
Maine
86%
—
#25
Maryland
86%
—
#25
Montana
86%
—
#25
North Carolina
86%
—
#25
Ohio
86%
—
#31
New Jersey
85%
—
#31
North Dakota
85%
—
#33
Georgia
84%
—
#33
Minnesota
84%
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#33
South Carolina
84%
—
#33
Washington
84%
—
#37
Louisiana
83%
—
#37
Rhode Island
83%
—
#37
Vermont
83%
—
#40
Colorado
82%
—
#40
Nevada
82%
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#40
South Dakota
82%
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#40
Wyoming
82%
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#44
Michigan
81%
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#44
Oregon
81%
—
#46
Idaho
80%
—
#47
Alaska
78%
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#48
Arizona
77%
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New Mexico
Not available
No comparable published observation for this period; excluded from rank.
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Oklahoma
Not available
No comparable published observation for this period; excluded from rank.
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Published charges describe prices before aid. Costs and outcomes require their own definitions and populations.
Utah · 2022–23$7,215
Utah rank#46among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$9,750Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Public four-year in-state tuition and fees
Average published annual charges at degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the state.
2022–23 academic year, current dollars. Tuition averages are weighted by undergraduate enrollment; room and board use the NCES reporting universe. Charges exclude aid and do not equal a typical student’s net cost.
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Lower value · $4.54KHigher value · $17.6KStriped: unavailable
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Utah · $7,2152022–23 · Rank #46 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Public four-year in-state tuition and fees · 2022–23 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Vermont
$17,600
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#2
New Hampshire
$17,019
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#3
Pennsylvania
$16,217
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#4
Connecticut
$15,763
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#5
New Jersey
$15,265
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#6
Illinois
$14,921
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#7
Virginia
$14,825
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#8
Rhode Island
$14,744
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#9
Michigan
$14,718
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#10
Massachusetts
$14,345
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#11
Minnesota
$12,873
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#12
South Carolina
$12,604
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#13
Oregon
$12,424
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#14
Delaware
$11,922
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#15
Arizona
$11,768
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#16
Kentucky
$11,299
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#17
Alabama
$11,081
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#18
Ohio
$10,922
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#19
Maine
$10,813
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#20
Hawaii
$10,484
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#21
Tennessee
$10,437
—
#22
Iowa
$10,121
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#23
Maryland
$10,041
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#24
Missouri
$9,926
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#25
Indiana
$9,886
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#26
Louisiana
$9,843
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#27
Colorado
$9,798
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#28
North Dakota
$9,728
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#29
Kansas
$9,274
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#30
Mississippi
$9,120
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#31
South Dakota
$9,079
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#32
Wisconsin
$8,974
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#33
Arkansas
$8,879
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#34
Nebraska
$8,862
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#35
West Virginia
$8,715
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#36
California
$8,637
—
#37
New York
$8,575
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#38
Oklahoma
$8,519
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#39
Alaska
$8,291
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#40
Texas
$8,195
—
#41
Washington
$8,006
—
#42
Idaho
$7,640
—
#43
New Mexico
$7,526
—
#44
North Carolina
$7,327
—
#45
Montana
$7,299
—
#46
Utah · your comparison
$7,215
—
#47
Georgia
$7,075
—
#48
Nevada
$6,723
—
#49
Wyoming
$5,100
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#50
Florida
$4,540
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44 of 44 reviewed Utah actions · newest first
Mar 26, 2026 · SB 8 · State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · SignedGovernor · SB 8
State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations
Mar 26, 2026 · Signed
Gov. Spencer Cox · Signed
FactVote reviewed summary
Spencer Cox signed SB 8. Provides funding for a 2.5% labor market increase for state employees and higher education employees; provides funding equivalent to a 2.5% labor market increase for employees of the judicial branch and constitutional offices; provides funding for step and lane increases for employees of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
Governor Signed. The connection uses the official active enrolled-version highlights; implementation and current enforceability are not inferred.
Why this record is included
Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
provides funding for a 2.5% labor market increase for state employees and higher education employees; provides funding equivalent to a 2.5% labor market increase for employees of the judicial branch and constitutional offices; provides funding for step and lane increases for employees of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; and
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Mar 26, 2026 · SB 8 · State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · EnactedUtah Legislature · SB 8
State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations
Mar 26, 2026 · Enacted
Sen. Scott D. Sandall · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Provides funding for a 2.5% labor market increase for state employees and higher education employees; provides funding equivalent to a 2.5% labor market increase for employees of the judicial branch and constitutional offices; provides funding for step and lane increases for employees of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
provides funding for a 2.5% labor market increase for state employees and higher education employees; provides funding equivalent to a 2.5% labor market increase for employees of the judicial branch and constitutional offices; provides funding for step and lane increases for employees of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; and
Prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test and certain required plans.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures diploma-or-higher attainment among adults age 25 and older. Completion and equivalency programs address a component of attainment; rules for current students concern a potential future component of the adult population. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test and certain required plans;
Spencer Cox signed HB 312. Prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test and certain required plans.
Governor Signed. The connection uses the official active enrolled-version highlights; implementation and current enforceability are not inferred.
Why this record is included
The fact measures diploma-or-higher attainment among adults age 25 and older. Completion and equivalency programs address a component of attainment; rules for current students concern a potential future component of the adult population. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test and certain required plans;
Spencer Cox signed HB 44. Clarifies requirements of a school guardian concealed carrying a firearm while on duty.
Governor Signed. The connection uses the official active enrolled-version highlights; implementation and current enforceability are not inferred.
Why this record is included
Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
clarifies requirements of a school guardian concealed carrying a firearm while on duty;
Clarifies requirements of a school guardian concealed carrying a firearm while on duty.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
clarifies requirements of a school guardian concealed carrying a firearm while on duty;
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Utah officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Sep 6, 2026.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about schools, learning, college costs and educational attainment from FactVote’s Utah candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
7 statements from 5 candidates
2026 Utah U.S. House — District 1 — General Election
2 candidates with matching statements · 3 statements
Every Utahn deserves dignity, freedom, and a fair chance to succeed, no matter who they are or where they come from. That means investing in strong public schools, standing up for LGBTQ+ individuals, and protecting the fundamental right to make personal health decisions without government interferen…
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Source topic or question: Constitutional government, civil rights, and individual freedom
Candidate campaign source
Every Utahn deserves dignity, freedom, and a fair chance to succeed, no matter who they are or where they come from. That means investing in strong public schools, standing up for LGBTQ+ individuals, and protecting the fundamental right to make personal health decisions without government interference. I will fight to ensure Utah is a place where everyone can learn, live, and thrive with dignity and respect.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Establish Factual Baselines: Focus public school core curriculum metrics tightly on essential, foundational academics, including math, science, reading, history, and civics.
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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate campaign source
Establish Factual Baselines: Focus public school core curriculum metrics tightly on essential, foundational academics, including math, science, reading, history, and civics.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Blending a shared, objective academic structure with transparent, consistently enforced rules that guarantee absolute parental transparency and protect individual liberty. The law must act as an unyielding referee—shielding families with full transparency tools while ensuring school library curation…
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Source topic or question: Constitutional government, civil rights, and individual freedom
Candidate campaign source
Blending a shared, objective academic structure with transparent, consistently enforced rules that guarantee absolute parental transparency and protect individual liberty. The law must act as an unyielding referee—shielding families with full transparency tools while ensuring school library curation is bound to fixed, objective developmental metrics rather than weaponized partisan view-purges.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Parents — not the federal government — should be in charge of their children's education. We are seeing it play out in real time: families are choosing homeschooling at higher and higher rates every year because they are not seeing the value in public education. That is a signal that should not be i…
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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate campaign source
Parents — not the federal government — should be in charge of their children's education. We are seeing it play out in real time: families are choosing homeschooling at higher and higher rates every year because they are not seeing the value in public education. That is a signal that should not be ignored. One of the core issues is that our schools are built almost entirely around preparing students for higher education — but not every student is headed to college, and even those who are need more than academics to succeed in life. I will advocate for schools to implement more life-based curriculum: financial literacy, trades, practical skills, and real-world preparation that gives every student a foundation to thrive regardless of the path they choose. I will fight to reduce Washington's footprint in education.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
The Second Amendment is not negotiable. As a certified firearms instructor, I understand both the importance of gun rights and the responsibility that comes with them — and I believe that balance is best maintained by informed, law-abiding citizens, not federal mandates. I will oppose any legislatio…
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Source topic or question: Gun policy and firearms
Candidate campaign source
The Second Amendment is not negotiable. As a certified firearms instructor, I understand both the importance of gun rights and the responsibility that comes with them — and I believe that balance is best maintained by informed, law-abiding citizens, not federal mandates. I will oppose any legislation that infringes on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, including red flag laws, magazine bans, and mandatory buyback programs. Law-abiding Utahns should never be punished for the crimes of others. The answer to violence is enforcing the laws we already have and investing in responsible firearms education — not stripping rights from the people who respect them most.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
While many of us who have owned homes for decades are not negatively affected by rising housing costs, our younger generation finds that home ownership is not affordable without high wages. I support initiatives that focus on building starter homes in communities with access to family-friendly resou…
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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate campaign source
While many of us who have owned homes for decades are not negatively affected by rising housing costs, our younger generation finds that home ownership is not affordable without high wages. I support initiatives that focus on building starter homes in communities with access to family-friendly resources such as good schools, parks and churches.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
This section matches specific schools, learning, college costs and educational attainment terms in retained, attributed source text from published Utah candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.
Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.
Utah incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Utah legislators and Utah’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Utah’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
32 matching sponsorships or proposals · 19 Utah incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci
Utah House of Representatives, District 49 · R–UT
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Candice B. PierucciUtah Legislature · HB 215
Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities
Jan 28, 2023 · Enacted
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Amends provisions to codify and double the amount of the state-provided educator salary adjustment.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Wages and cash benefits can be components of household money income. Census income is measured before taxes, so tax relief alone is not an increase in this statistic; the provision does not determine the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
amends provisions to codify and double the amount of the state-provided educator salary adjustment;
5 proposalsView proposals from Rep. Carol S. MossUtah Legislature · HB 121
Health Education Amendments
Mar 7, 2025 · Did not pass
Rep. Carol S. Moss · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention; and
Requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention; and
Requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention; and
Requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; sexual violence behavior prevention.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires the State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual assault resource strategies; and sexual violence behavior prevention;
Requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual violence behavior prevention; sexual assault resource strategies; requires a local education agency (LEA) to review data on sexual assault for each county in which the LEA is located.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures reported violent offenses per 100,000 people, with incomplete and varying agency coverage. FBI violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Prevention, reporting or a specified offense concerns one component; this is distinct from homicide mortality, nonviolent offenses and all unreported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in: sexual violence behavior prevention; and sexual assault resource strategies; requires a local education agency (LEA) to review data on sexual assault for each county in which the LEA is located;
Prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures diploma-or-higher attainment among adults age 25 and older. Completion and equivalency programs address a component of attainment; rules for current students concern a potential future component of the adult population. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements; repeals an adult education citizenship test;
Adds a social studies graduation requirement; provides for alternatives to portions of certain graduation requirements.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
The fact measures diploma-or-higher attainment among adults age 25 and older. Completion and equivalency programs address a component of attainment; rules for current students concern a potential future component of the adult population. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
adds a social studies graduation requirement; provides for alternatives to portions of certain graduation requirements; and
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. James A. DunniganUtah Legislature · HB 425
Department of Public Safety Fee Amendments
Mar 25, 2025 · Enacted
Rep. James A. Dunnigan · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Increases the fee for a concealed firearm permit for out-of-state applicants assessed before July 1, 2026; amends fee provisions related to concealed firearm permits assessed after July 1, 2026, allowing the Bureau of Criminal Identification to set related fees in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 63J-1-504; amends when funds from the Concealed Weapons Account are transferred to the Suicide Prevention and Education Fund.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
increases the fee for a concealed firearm permit for out-of-state applicants assessed before July 1, 2026; amends fee provisions related to concealed firearm permits assessed after July 1, 2026, allowing the Bureau of Criminal Identification to set related fees in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 63J-1-504; amends when funds from the Concealed Weapons Account are transferred to the Suicide Prevention and Education Fund;
2 proposalsView proposals from Rep. Jordan D. TeuscherUtah Legislature · HB 102
Higher Education Residency Amendments
Mar 13, 2023 · Enacted
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Requires an institution within the state system of higher education to grant residency status to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States but has been granted or has applied for certain immigration status.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. A provision about a particular immigration status concerns only a subset of that population; it does not change a person’s birthplace. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
requires an institution within the state system of higher education to grant residency status to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States but has been granted or has applied for certain immigration status.
Enacts language classifying an international student who has applied for asylum or refugee status under United States immigration law as a resident student for higher education attendance and tuition purposes.
House/ filed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. A provision about a particular immigration status concerns only a subset of that population; it does not change a person’s birthplace. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
enacts language classifying an international student who has applied for asylum or refugee status under United States immigration law as a resident student for higher education attendance and tuition purposes.
Waives the fee for a school employee to obtain a concealed weapons permit in certain circumstances.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
waives the fee for a school employee to obtain a concealed weapons permit in certain circumstances.
Provides that a provisional concealed carry permit holder may, before age 21, apply for a concealed carry permit that becomes valid at age 21; clarifies requirements for renewal permits; clarifies the law regarding the ability of provisional permit holders to carry concealed weapons on certain school premises.
Governor Signed. The session has adjourned. This is the recorded disposition, not a determination of current enforceability.
Why this record is included
Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the fact’s measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Utah evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
provides that a provisional concealed carry permit holder may, before age 21, apply for a concealed carry permit that becomes valid at age 21; clarifies requirements for renewal permits; clarifies the law regarding the ability of provisional permit holders to carry concealed weapons on certain school premises; and
Only current Utah officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Utah statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 6, 2026.
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