Minority-majority school count in Utah edges up as Latino population grows

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The number of minority-majority schools in Utah now totals 144, up from 126 five years ago, as the Latino population of students surges.

<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Reflecting the gradual demographic shift across  Utah , the state has more minority-majority schools and more Hispanic-majority schools, according to the enrollment data for the 2024-25 school&

</p><p>To be sure, non-Hispanic whites still account for the vast majority of students in public, non-charter schools statewide, 412,296 of the 585,979 total K-12 population, or 70.3%.

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