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West Jordan, Utah - 2 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Hawthorn Academy #120 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,439 per pupil, Hawthorn Academy ranks #132 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,346
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$7,439
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hawthorn Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,346 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 $7,439 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 3.0% local, 87.2% state, and 9.8% 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 36/100, ranked #120 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.
a 759.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.8% White, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hawthorn Academy West Jordan, enrolling 743 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Hawthorn Academy West Jordan accounts for 54.5% of all Hawthorn Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hawthorn Academy a distant remainder — means Hawthorn Academy-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.
Hawthorn Academy student-counselor ratio is 760:1 — 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.
Hawthorn Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 40.3% — 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.
Hawthorn Academy has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,346 students.
How much does Hawthorn Academy spend per student?
Hawthorn Academy spends $7,439 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #120 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Hawthorn Academy?
Hawthorn Academy students are 59.8% White, 24.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian, 2.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hawthorn Academy?
Hawthorn Academy has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #120 out of 147 districts in Utah.