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Kanab, Utah - 10 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Kane District #77 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,781 per pupil, Kane District ranks #22 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,519
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,781
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kane District operates 10 public schools serving 1,519 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kane County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,781 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 44.9% local, 46.3% state, and 8.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #77 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.
a 395.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Powell High School, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.
Its largest campus is Kanab School, enrolling 523 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lake Powell High School, at 5 students, a 105x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kanab School accounts for 34.4% of all Kane District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kane District-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.
Kane District school enrollment varies 105× across entities
Kane District school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 523 students (highest), a spread of 518 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kane District student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Kane District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.5% — 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.
Kane District has 10 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,519 students.
How much does Kane District spend per student?
Kane District spends $11,781 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #77 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Kane District?
Kane District students are 75.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kane District?
Kane District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #77 out of 147 districts in Utah.