#1 Best Private High Schools in Utah
St. Joseph Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 87% of Catholic schools nationwide
Ogden, UT
A+Overall grade151 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in Utah
Private high schools in Utah with the highest overall grades. Top 17 of 17 schools.
#2 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Intermountain Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 80% of Christian schools nationwide
Salt Lake City, UT
A+Overall grade273 students7 students per teacher
#3 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Judge Memorial Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
AOverall grade615 students14 students per teacher
#4 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Copper Hills Youth Center
Alternative school · Grades 6–12
Growing: enrollment up 26% since 2011–12
West Jordan, UT
B+Overall grade125 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Benchmark School
Alternative school · Grades 7–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Utah
Woods Cross, UT
BOverall gradeAll boys80 students12 students per teacher
#6 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Rowland Hall
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 55 independent schools in Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
BOverall grade917 students11 students per teacher
#7 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Wasatch Academy
Independent school · Grades 8–12
85% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Mount Pleasant, UT
BOverall grade148 students6 students per teacher
#8 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Mount Vernon Academy
Independent school · Grades K–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Utah
Murray, UT
BOverall grade121 students15 students per teacher
#9 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Juan Diego Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The largest of 15 Catholic schools in Utah
Draper, UT
BOverall grade679 students16 students per teacher
#10 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Layton Christian Academy
Assembly of God school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest Christian schools in Utah
Layton, UT
BOverall grade540 students14 students per teacher
#11 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Northridge Learning Center/Dorius Academy
Alternative school · Grades 7–12
The largest independent school in Layton
Layton, UT
B-Overall gradeAll boys100 students14 students per teacher
#12 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Williamsburg Academy
Independent school · Grades 6–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Utah
St. George, UT
B-Overall grade312 students11 students per teacher
#13 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Northridge Learning Center
Alternative school · Grades 7–12
The largest independent school in Layton
Layton, UT
B-Overall gradeAll boys100 students14 students per teacher
#14 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Ensign Peak Academy
Latter-day Saints school · Grades K–12
The only Christian school in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, UT
B-Overall grade349 students40 students per teacher
#15 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Liahona Preparatory Academy
Latter-day Saints school · Grades Pre-K–12
Serving families in Pleasant Grove since at least 2011
Pleasant Grove, UT
B-Overall grade227 students19 students per teacher
#16 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Byu Online High School
Latter-day Saints school · Grades 9–12
The largest of 22 Christian schools in Utah
Provo, UT
B-Overall grade746 students
#17 Best Private High Schools in Utah
Limitless, the Arena
Alternative school · Grades 9–12
One of 2 independent schools in Taylorsville
Taylorsville, UT
B-Overall grade185 students
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