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An equity score of 35/100 ranks Mountain West Montessori Academy #126 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,483 per pupil, Mountain West Montessori Academy ranks #129 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain West Montessori Academy operates 1 public schools serving 462 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 $7,483 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, 87.6% state, and 9.4% 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 35/100, ranked #126 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 450:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.8% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Mountain West Montessori Academy accounts for 97.4% of all Mountain West Montessori Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain West Montessori Academy a distant remainder — means Mountain West Montessori 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 West Montessori Academy student-counselor ratio is 450:1 — 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.
Mountain West Montessori Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 35.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain West Montessori Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mountain West Montessori Academy?
Mountain West Montessori Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 462 students.
How much does Mountain West Montessori Academy spend per student?
Mountain West Montessori Academy spends $7,483 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #126 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain West Montessori Academy?
Mountain West Montessori Academy students are 66.8% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain West Montessori Academy?
Mountain West Montessori Academy has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #126 out of 147 districts in Utah.