How Utah Fits All and Carson Smith fit
Utah Fits All pays $8,000 for a private-school student for 2026-27 at an approved school; home-based students receive $4,000 or $6,000 by age. Odyssey runs the program, and returning students, siblings and lower-income families are funded first when applications exceed the money.
On the Utah Fits All Scholarship participating-school list (approved 2026-27 Utah Fits All private-school list, Oct 2026). That means J E Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School can be paid from a Utah Fits All account once you select it in the Odyssey portal and the school confirms enrollment. Ask how tuition is billed and whether fees are included.
On Carson Smith school lists from: USBE Carson Smith eligible-school list (per each organization's published school list, Oct 2026). A child with an IEP could use a Carson Smith scholarship here instead of Utah Fits All, never both in the same year. Being on the list is not a promise of an award.
The school also enrolls preschoolers. Utah Fits All starts at age 5, so for younger children ask about the school's preschool aid and whether it takes the state child care subsidy.
Catholic schools of the diocese in Salt Lake and Tooele counties often set Skaggs Tuition Assistance after counting a family's scholarship, so ask how this school orders the two.
J E Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School is a school of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Families at diocese schools can apply for the Skaggs Tuition Assistance Program through the school office for any balance after a scholarship.
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What the public records show
The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24) shows the school reporting 289 students, 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, an 8.6:1 student-teacher ratio and grades PK-8, with a Catholic religious orientation.
This school also appears in the Utah UGRC/USBE statewide private-schools map layer (school year 2026), the state's geographic directory of private schools.
Questions for your visit
- Are you on the 2026-27 Utah Fits All approved list, and how do you bill Odyssey?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees does it include?
- Do you offer need-based aid, sibling or member rates, and do you set aid before or after the scholarship is counted?
- Are you on USBE's Carson Smith list, and how many of your families use it?
After grade 8: nearby schools that continue
J E Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Judge Memorial Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 3 mi away · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Juan Diego Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 14 mi away · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Elizabeth Academy: grades PK-12, about 1 mi away · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- The Chiron Academy: grades 3-12, about 2 mi away
Nearby schools with profiles
- Redeemer Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 1.0 mi · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Garfield Academy: Independent School, grades 7-11, 1.3 mi
- Elizabeth Academy: Independent School, grades PK-12, 1.4 mi · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Carden Memorial School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 1.7 mi
- Montessori of Salt Lake: Independent School, grades PK-2, 2.0 mi
- The Chiron Academy: Independent School, grades 3-12, 2.0 mi
We list 21 private schools in Salt Lake City, and 7 of them are on the Utah Fits All list.