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Salt Lake City, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Guadalupe School #50 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,540 per pupil, Guadalupe School ranks #24 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Guadalupe School operates 1 public schools serving 407 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 $11,540 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.8% local, 56.4% state, and 32.8% 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 56/100, ranked #50 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 37.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White, 2.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Guadalupe School, enrolling 390 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Guadalupe School accounts for 95.8% of all Guadalupe School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Guadalupe School a distant remainder — means Guadalupe School-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.
Guadalupe School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Guadalupe School chronic absenteeism rate is 37.7% — 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.
Guadalupe School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 407 students.
How much does Guadalupe School spend per student?
Guadalupe School spends $11,540 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #50 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Guadalupe School?
Guadalupe School students are 92.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White, 2.1% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Guadalupe School?
Guadalupe School has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #50 out of 147 districts in Utah.