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West Valley City, Utah - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Monticello Academy #46 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,922 per pupil, Monticello Academy ranks #82 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,080
Total Enrollment
2
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$8,922
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monticello Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,080 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $8,922 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 1.2% local, 79.1% state, and 19.7% 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 57/100, ranked #46 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 884:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.1% White, 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Monticello Academy, enrolling 689 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Monticello Academy accounts for 60.9% of all Monticello Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Monticello Academy a distant remainder — means Monticello Academy-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.
Monticello Academy student-counselor ratio is 884:1 — 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.
Monticello Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Monticello Academy is typically wider than the Monticello Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Monticello Academy has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,080 students.
How much does Monticello Academy spend per student?
Monticello Academy spends $8,922 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #46 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Monticello Academy?
Monticello Academy students are 42.1% White, 40.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monticello Academy?
Monticello Academy has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #46 out of 147 districts in Utah.