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West Valley City, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Esperanza School #57 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,767 per pupil, Esperanza School ranks #84 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Esperanza School operates 1 public schools serving 529 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $8,767 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 0.6% local, 76.5% state, and 22.8% 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 53/100, ranked #57 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 43.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Esperanza School, enrolling 575 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Esperanza School accounts for 100.0% of all Esperanza School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Esperanza School a distant remainder — means Esperanza School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Esperanza School chronic absenteeism rate is 43.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Esperanza School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 529 students.
How much does Esperanza School spend per student?
Esperanza School spends $8,767 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #57 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Esperanza School?
Esperanza School students are 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% White, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Esperanza School?
Esperanza School has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #57 out of 147 districts in Utah.