District overview
Daggett School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How does a tiny, remote district pay for its schools?
Daggett School District covers all of Daggett County in far northeastern Utah, around Flaming Gorge. It runs Manila Elementary, Manila Jr./Sr. High in Manila, and Flaming Gorge Elementary in Dutch John, with about 220 students. Like other Utah districts, most of its money follows Utah's school funding formula, plus local property tax. A five-member elected Board of Education sets the budget and policy and hires the superintendent. The board meets on the second Tuesday of most months, and posts agendas, minutes and audio on Utah's Public Notice Website.
Four-day week
Schools run four days a week. In March 2026 the state granted a four-year waiver to keep that schedule.
Spending runs about $590,000 a month
Monthly bill lists (warrants) approved in 2026 ranged from about $482,000 to $664,000.
No tax-rate hearing this year
In May 2026 the board said it missed the deadline for Utah's Truth in Taxation process, so it did not go through that process for 2026-27.
Leadership change ahead
The board is planning for the superintendent's retirement and suggested a successor start shadowing him by April 1, 2027.
The board's business is done in public: each meeting has posted minutes and audio, the board accepted its 2024-25 audit in November 2025, and most decisions passed 5-0 after public hearings. None of this shows how well students are learning.
Where the district stands
Context: NCES district enrollment figure.
Major projects
Next building project and possible bond
planningA building committee is ranking needs. The district office is the top concern, with the Flaming Gorge Elementary gym, propane tank, Manila Elementary maintenance, a bus shop, and a track or field also discussed.
- Board lists possible projects
- Building walk-through with a contractor; committee formed
- Committee weighs rebuilding or replacing the district office
- Board votes to keep planning and get cost ranges
Funding
Possible future bond, FEMA mitigation funding, and a possible Town of Dutch John contribution (no amounts set)
FEMA disaster mitigation plan
in progressThe district is working with a consultant on a disaster mitigation plan, which it needs before applying for FEMA money. Seismic studies of district buildings from 2008 and 2025 were shared with the board.
- Mitigation plan work and seismic reports presented
- Board approves FEMA resolution and agreement with Uintah
Funding
FEMA hazard mitigation funding (amount not stated)
New elementary math curriculum
adoptedIllustrative Mathematics for five years, with Imagine IM print materials for the first year.
- Curriculum hearing; program chosen
- Board adopts curriculum
Funding
District budget (cost not stated)
Board policy manual update
in progressA policy committee is updating the district's policy manual in groups, including the student phone policy, drug testing, discipline, and student records.
- First large group of student policies approved
- Phone and internet policies get final approval
- Student discipline and records policies on the agenda for first reading
Funding
Not applicable
Recent news
Board meeting notices, agendas and minutes posted by Daggett School District on the Utah Public Notice Website, from November 2025 to October 2026, plus the district's Meet the Board page.
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