2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Jordan, UT vs Layton, UT

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- Layton spends 12.4% less per student than South Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Layton than in South Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Layton had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Jordan
 South Jordan, UTLayton, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock99794573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Layton    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

utah is a good place to live  More

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I can honestly say that there aren't any bad neighborhoods here. I frequently walk to work before sunrise or after sunset, and no one has ever bothered me in the least.  More

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I really love Layton. I moved here because my husband is a US Marine and received orders to Hill AFB on independent duty. Layton is close to everything you could want  More

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