NCES CCD 2024-25 21 schools UT

Best-Resourced Schools in Lehi, UT

21 public K-12 schools in Lehi from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

21
Schools
21,557
Students
23.5/100
Avg Resource Index
25.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Lehi has more public-school enrollment than 93% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Lehi is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 5 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

18 of Lehi's 21 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 41-point gap between Viewpoint Middle and Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy shows the range hidden by Lehi's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 7%
School count
Top 14%
Resource Index average
3rd percentile
Teacher staffing
1st percentile

Lehi school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities

Lehi school enrollment ranges from 357 students (lowest) to 2,483 students (highest), a spread of 2,126 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lehi operates 5 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lehi student-teacher ratio is 25.4:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

4 of Lehi's 21 listed schools are charters

19% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Viewpoint Middle 49
2. Skyridge High School 41
3. Renaissance Academy 41
4. Lehi Jr High 38
5. North Point School 37
6. Lehi High 34
7. Willowcreek Middle 28
8. Sego Lily School 26
9. Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams 24
10. Traverse Mountain School 19
11. Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi 18
12. Snow Springs School 17
13. Meadow School 17
14. Lehi School 17
15. Dry Creek School 15
16. Eaglecrest School 15
17. River Rock School 14
18. Fox Hollow School 13
19. Belmont School 12
20. Liberty Hills Elementary 10
21. Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy 8

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Lehi

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams 65.0/100
  2. 2 Renaissance Academy 61.4/100
  3. 3 Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi 48.5/100
  4. 4 North Point School 47.3/100
  5. 5 Liberty Hills Elementary 45.2/100

What do families ask about schools in Lehi?

Which Lehi school has the highest Resource Investment Index?

Viewpoint Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Lehi schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Lehi, UT?

Lehi has 21 public schools with a total enrollment of 21,557 students. 4 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 25.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.