Employing about 1,300 teachers who instruct about 25,000 students K-12, the district is the ninth largest in the state, as of 2009, behind Granite, Davis, Alpine, Jordan, Canyons, Weber, Nebo, and Washington.
All high schools in the Salt Lake City District serve grades 9-12.
South High was located in some of the poorer areas of Salt Lake City with a population increasingly devoid of school age children by the 1980s.
East High School was founded in 1914 and currently has an enrolled student body of 2,109.
In addition to students in grades nine through twelve, West High School serves a group of 7th and 8th graders in an Extended Learning Program (ELP).
In addition, West High School offers grade 7 and 8 for some students as part of the "Extended Learning Program" (ELP).
Riley, Edison, Parkview, and Mountain View serve grades K-5 (these 6th graders attend Glendale Middle).
This aroused considerable protest from parents, teachers, and even board members, and lawsuits were filed against the district.