NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools UT

Best-Resourced Schools in Saint George, UT

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

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11
Schools
7,679
Students
31/100
Avg Resource Index
22.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Saint George has more public-school enrollment than 72% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Saint George's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Saint George's 11 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 53-point gap between Southern Utah School of the Deaf and Freedom Preparatory Academy Washington shows the range hidden by Saint George'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 28%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
14th percentile
Teacher staffing
7th percentile

Utah Online 7-12 accounts for 20.1% of all Saint George public-school enrollment

That concentration means Saint George-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saint George school enrollment varies 119× across entities

Saint George school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 1,547 students (highest), a spread of 1,534 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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

Saint George student-teacher ratio is 22.5:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Saint George's 11 listed schools are charters

18% 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. Southern Utah School of the Deaf 68
2. Utah Online 7-12 36
3. Desert Hills High 34
4. Sunrise Ridge Intermediate 33
5. Tonaquint Intermediate 30
6. Desert Canyons Elementary 27
7. Desert Hills Middle 25
8. South Mesa Elementary 25
9. Utah Arts Academy 25
10. Heritage School 23
11. Freedom Preparatory Academy Washington 15

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Saint George

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 Southern Utah School of the Deaf 55.6/100
  2. 2 Heritage School 52.2/100
  3. 3 Tonaquint Intermediate 48.8/100
  4. 4 Utah Online 7-12 39.2/100
  5. 5 Desert Canyons Elementary 37.9/100

What do families ask about schools in Saint George?

Which Saint George school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Southern Utah School of the Deaf has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Saint George schools in this federal-data comparison at 68/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Saint George, UT? ▼

Saint George has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,679 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.5:1.

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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.