Original Research by School Decision on Bountiful High
Bountiful High is a public school serving grades 10 through 12 in Bountiful, a mainly residential suburban city in Davis County situated between the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake. The school is part of the Davis District. The enrollment is large for an upper-secondary school. The student body is predominantly White, with a Hispanic population making up a substantial share of the non-White enrollment and very small representations of other racial and ethnic groups. A modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share well below many schools in the state.
State testing results for Bountiful High were not available in the data provided. Without those results, it is not possible to give a specific picture of academic performance across core subjects. The same applies to the four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism rate; neither was present in the data. A parent or resident will want to consult the school directly or the Davis District for current outcomes on those measures. The school's grade span means it does not serve students in the tested elementary or middle school grades, but high school students do participate in state assessments, so the absence of these figures is not explained by grade band alone. This is a gap worth noting.
The district itself has seen some recent changes. Davis District opened Farmington High School in 2022, a new comprehensive high school built to relieve overcrowding at Davis High and other nearby high schools. That change has altered attendance boundaries and feeder patterns for families in the Farmington and Kaysville area. Utah's statewide expansion of optional full-day kindergarten took effect in the 2023-24 school year, so Davis District families now have access to free full-day kindergarten across elementary schools, a lasting expansion of early childhood options.
Bountiful's housing market sits above the national median in home values, with a modest year-over-year increase. Rents followed a similar pattern, rising slightly. The combination of home values and rents relative to income suggests that the area is less affordable than many parts of the country, with a mortgage costing more than renting. The typical household would need a substantial income to buy a median-priced home in the area. The unemployment rate nationally was steady at a low level.
The city itself is an older suburban community, originally an agricultural settlement that became a suburban extension of Salt Lake City in the 1950s. The population has shown a slight decline since the 2020 census, a modest change. The built environment is largely single-family homes on gridded streets, with civic life concentrated along a Main Street corridor. The Bountiful LDS Temple and the historic Bountiful Tabernacle are local anchors. Commuting is common; most residents travel elsewhere for work, and the FrontRunner commuter rail provides regional connections.
For a family considering Bountiful High, the picture is one of a large upper-high-school with a stable, predominantly White student body and a relatively low share of economic disadvantage, set in a suburban housing market that is expensive relative to national norms. The absence of state testing and completion data in this record means that academic performance cannot be characterized from the information available. A parent will need to pursue those figures from the school or district to understand the academic pathway here. The school's size and grade range mean it is the destination for juniors and seniors, a campus focused on the final years of secondary education.
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