{{for|the school district in California|San Juan Unified School District}}

{{Infobox school district
| name           = San Juan School District
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| image2         = San Juan School District Business Office.jpg
| address        = 200 North Main Street, Blanding
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| type           = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| budget         = 38.5 million USD (2018) <ref name='sjsd_2019_budget' />{{rp|55}}
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| region         = [[San Juan County, Utah]]
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| superintendent = Ron T. Nielson <ref name='sjsd_2019_budget' />{{rp|2}}
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| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4900900|district_name=San Juan District|access_date=2018-12-31}}
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| country        = United States
| website        = https://sjsd.org/
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'''San Juan School District''' ('''SJSD''') is a school district headquartered in [[Blanding, Utah|Blanding]], [[Utah]], United States.

The district has twelve schools. {{Asof|2018}} 3,193 students were enrolled.<ref name='sjsd_2019_budget' />{{rp|23}}

==History==
{{expand section|date=April 2017}}
As of 2017 teachers in communities of the southern part of the school district (the [[Bluff, Utah|Bluff]], [[Montezuma Creek, Utah|Montezuma Creek]], and [[Oljato–Monument Valley, Utah|Oljato–Monument Valley]] areas) tend to have less experience than those in the northern part of the school district ([[Blanding, Utah|Blanding]], [[La Sal, Utah|La Sal]], and [[Monticello, Utah|Monticello]]); about 50% of the teachers to the north have 14 or more years of experience while 7% of teachers in the southern communities have that experience.<ref>{{cite news|author=Cortez, Marjorie|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678403/Wanted-Effective-veteran-teachers-willing-to-relocate-to-San-Juan-County.html|title=Wanted: Effective, veteran teachers willing to relocate to San Juan County|newspaper=[[The Deseret News]]|date=2017-04-22|accessdate=2017-04-27}}</ref>

==Schools==
7-12 schools:
* [[Monticello High School (Utah)|Monticello High School]] - [[Monticello, Utah|Monticello]]
* [[Monument Valley High School (Utah)|Monument Valley High School]] - [[Oljato–Monument Valley, Utah|Oljato–Monument Valley]] (''Unincorporated area'')
* [[San Juan High School (Utah)|San Juan High School]] - [[Blanding, Utah|Blanding]]
* [[Whitehorse High School]] - ''Unincorporated area'' adjacent to [[Montezuma Creek, Utah|Montezuma Creek]]<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st49_ut/place/p4951470_montezuma_creek/DC10BLK_P4951470_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Montezuma Creek CDP, UT]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st49_ut/place/p4951470_montezuma_creek/DC10BLK_P4951470_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st49_ut/place/p4951470_montezuma_creek/DC10BLK_P4951470_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st49_ut/place/p4951470_montezuma_creek/DC10BLK_P4951470_003.pdf 3].</ref><ref>[http://schools.sjsd.org/whitehorse-high Home]. [[Whitehorse High School]]. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. "State Highway #162, PO Box 660, Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534"</ref>

High schools (9-12):
* [[Navajo Mountain High School]] - [[Navajo Mountain, Utah|Navajo Mountain]] (''Unincorporated area'')

Middle schools (7-8):
* Albert R. Lyman Middle School - Blanding

K-6 schools: 
* Montezuma Creek Elementary School - [[Aneth, Utah|Aneth]] (''Unincorporated area'')<ref>[http://schools.sjsd.org/montezuma-creek-elementary Home]. Montezuma Creek Elementary School. Retrieved on April 27, 2017. "State Highway #162, Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534"</ref><ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st49_ut/place/p4901530_aneth/DC10BLK_P4901530_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Aneth CDP, UT]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on April 27, 2017.</ref>
** In 2017 the school offered to give salaries of $80,000 to teachers with many years of experience who are designated as lead teachers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Remote-Utah-school-district-offers-80-000-11096991.php|title=Rural Utah school district offers $80,000 teaching salaries|publisher=[[Associated Press]] at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2017-04-26|accessdate=2017-04-27}}</ref>
* Monticello Elementary School - Monticello
* Tsé'bii'nidzisgai Elementary School - Oljato–Monument Valley (''Unincorporated area'')

1-5 schools:
* Blanding Elementary School - Blanding
* Bluff Elementary School - [[Bluff, Utah|Bluff]] (''Unincorporated area'')

1-3 schools:
* La Sal Elementary School - [[La Sal, Utah|La Sal]] (''Unincorporated area'')

==See also==
{{portal|Utah|Education}}
* [[List of school districts in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em|refs=

<ref name='sjsd_2019_budget'>{{cite web
| title         = Annual Budget Report
| date          = 2018-06-12
| last          = Nielson
| first         = Ron T.
| last2         = Hosler
| first2        = Kyle Scot
| website       = San Juan School District
| url           = https://sjsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FY-18-19-Final-Approved-Budget.pdf
| access-date   = 2018-12-31
| archive-url   = https://web.archive.org/web/20181231212911/https://sjsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FY-18-19-Final-Approved-Budget.pdf
| archive-date  = 2018-12-31
| url-status      = live
}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{commons category|San Juan School District}}
* {{official|https://sjsd.org/}}


[[Category:Education in San Juan County, Utah]]
[[Category:School districts in Utah]]


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