Davis School District is a school district serving Davis County, Utah. Headquartered in the county seat of Farmington, it is the 61st largest school district in the United States and the 3rd largest school district in Utah with 66,579 students attending Davis schools as of 2011 (projected). It is located almost entirely within Davis County. Students attend elementary school from kindergarten to 6th grade, junior high from 7th grade-9th grade, and high school from 10th grade-12th grade.
In 2006, the Davis School District received recognition for having the nation's top graduation rate among the 100 largest school districts in the United States, according to a survey by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Also in 2006, the superintendent, Dr. W. Bryan Bowles was awarded superintendent of the year in Utah.
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