West Jordan High School

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West Jordan High School
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Location
West Jordan High School
8136 S 2700 W
West Jordan, Utah 84088

United States
Coordinates 40°36′11″N111°57′36″W / 40.603°N 111.960°W / 40.603; -111.960
Information
TypePublic
Established1981
School district Jordan School District
PrincipalMichael Hutchings
Faculty77.88 (FTE) [1]
Grades10 - 12
Enrollment1,826 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio23.45 [1]
Color(s)   Black and Columbia Blue
Team nameJaguars
Website www.westjordanhigh.org

West Jordan High School is a public high school located southwest of Salt Lake City in West Jordan, Utah. It enrolls around 1,800 students. [2]

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History

The school opened in 1981 with an expected enrollment of 1,298. [3] The Jordan School District paid over $15 million (equivalent to $55.47 million in 2023) for the contract to build West Jordan High. [4]

In 2023, a former teacher from the school was charged by police with 19 felony counts including rape, forcible sexual abuse, and obstruction of justice. [5] [6] He is accused of raping a female student in his classroom multiple times. [7]

Extracurriculars

The men's varsity basketball team won the 2001 state championship, [8] as well as the 2009 State championship against Lone Peak High School, the two-time defending champion. [9]

West Jordan is well known for its music program. It has one of the largest choir programs of any public school in the state, [10] with a record enrollment of over 300 students. The band and orchestra programs also consistently score well in competitions. [11] [12]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "West Jordan High". Jordan School District. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Schools expect over 51,000 next Thursday". The Jordan Valley Sentinel. 1981-08-20. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Economic Development, Birth Rate, Help Industry". The Salt Lake Tribune . 1980-03-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-04-04– via Newspapers.com.
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