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West Jordan, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Mountain Heights Academy #4 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,806 per pupil, Mountain Heights Academy ranks #33 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Heights Academy operates 1 public schools serving 928 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 $10,806 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 0.9% local, 96.4% state, and 2.7% 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 82/100, ranked #4 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 140.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.8% White, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mountain Heights Academy, enrolling 864 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mountain Heights Academy accounts for 93.1% of all Mountain Heights Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain Heights Academy a distant remainder — means Mountain Heights 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.
Mountain Heights Academy student-counselor ratio is 141:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Mountain Heights Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Mountain Heights Academy is typically wider than the Mountain Heights Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Mountain Heights Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 928 students.
How much does Mountain Heights Academy spend per student?
Mountain Heights Academy spends $10,806 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #4 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Heights Academy?
Mountain Heights Academy students are 77.8% White, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Heights Academy?
Mountain Heights Academy has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #4 out of 147 districts in Utah.