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South Jordan, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Paradigm High School #94 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,146 per pupil, Paradigm High School ranks #110 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Paradigm High School operates 1 public schools serving 348 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 $8,146 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 6.7% local, 89.5% state, and 3.8% 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 44/100, ranked #94 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 361:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paradigm High School, enrolling 361 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paradigm High School accounts for 100.0% of all Paradigm High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paradigm High School a distant remainder — means Paradigm High School-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.
Paradigm High School student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — 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.
Paradigm High School chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Paradigm High School is typically wider than the Paradigm High School-aggregate figure suggests.
Paradigm High School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 348 students.
How much does Paradigm High School spend per student?
Paradigm High School spends $8,146 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #94 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Paradigm High School?
Paradigm High School students are 73.7% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paradigm High School?
Paradigm High School has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #94 out of 147 districts in Utah.