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South Jordan, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Early Light Academy at Daybreak #121 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,051 per pupil, Early Light Academy at Daybreak ranks #115 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Early Light Academy at Daybreak operates 1 public schools serving 972 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Salt Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,051 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.3% local, 88.7% state, and 8.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #121 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 537.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Early Light Academy at Daybreak accounts for 100.0% of all Early Light Academy at Daybreak student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Early Light Academy at Daybreak a distant remainder — means Early Light Academy at Daybreak-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Early Light Academy at Daybreak student-counselor ratio is 538:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted 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.
Early Light Academy at Daybreak chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Early Light Academy at Daybreak's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 972 students.
How much does Early Light Academy at Daybreak spend per student?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak spends $8,051 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #121 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak students are 64.2% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #121 out of 147 districts in Utah.