Pinnacle Schools

Listed by NCES as Pinnacle Canyon Academy (district ID 4900008)

Public school district · Carbon County · Utah · NCES district ID 4900008

Pinnacle Schools spent $14,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $9,324). Its one school enrolled 360 students in 2024-25; 79.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Utah districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Pinnacle Schools in enrollment (404 to 431 students) and Pinnacle Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Pinnacle Schools, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Walden School of Liberal Arts $10,228; American Academy of Innovation $9,635; Salt Lake Arts Academy $9,324; Navigator Pointe Academy $8,898; Bonneville Academy $8,700; Fast Forward Charter High School $8,086; Treeside Charter School $7,910; Good Foundations Academy $7,311; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Walden School of Liberal Arts$10,228American Academy of Innovation$9,635Salt Lake Arts Academy$9,324Navigator Pointe Academy$8,898Bonneville Academy$8,700Fast Forward Charter High Scho…$8,086Treeside Charter School$7,910Good Foundations Academy$7,311State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Pinnacle Schools, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Walden School of Liberal Arts $10,228; American Academy of Innovation $9,635; Salt Lake Arts Academy $9,324; Navigator Pointe Academy $8,898; Bonneville Academy $8,700; Fast Forward Charter High School $8,086; Treeside Charter School $7,910; Good Foundations Academy $7,311; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Walden School of Liberal Arts$10,228American Academy of Innovation$9,635Salt Lake Arts Academy$9,324Navigator Pointe Academy$8,898Bonneville Academy$8,700Fast Forward Charter High School$8,086Treeside Charter School$7,910Good Foundations Academy$7,311State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Pinnacle Schools, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Walden School of Liberal Arts $10,228; American Academy of Innovation $9,635; Salt Lake Arts Academy $9,324; Navigator Pointe Academy $8,898; Bonneville Academy $8,700; Fast Forward Charter High School $8,086; Treeside Charter School $7,910; Good Foundations Academy $7,311; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.5k10k15kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Walden School of Liberal Arts$10,228American Academy of Innovation$9,635Salt Lake Arts Academy$9,324Navigator Pointe Academy$8,898Bonneville Academy$8,700Fast Forward Charter High School$8,086Treeside Charter School$7,910Good Foundations Academy$7,311State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Pinnacle Schools, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Walden School of Liberal Arts $10,228; American Academy of Innovation $9,635; Salt Lake Arts Academy $9,324; Navigator Pointe Academy $8,898; Bonneville Academy $8,700; Fast Forward Charter High School $8,086; Treeside Charter School $7,910; Good Foundations Academy $7,311; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.5k10k15kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Walden School of Liberal Arts$10,228American Academy of Innovation$9,635Salt Lake Arts Academy$9,324Navigator Pointe Academy$8,898Bonneville Academy$8,700Fast Forward Charter High School$8,086Treeside Charter School$7,910Good Foundations Academy$7,311State median, under 1,000 students $9,324

Where the money came from

$6,123,000 in revenue: 79.3% state, 4.6% local and 16.2% federal. Total spending was $6,054,000, or $14,875 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Pinnacle Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,854,000; Local $279,000; Federal $990,000; total $6,123,000.
  • State$4,854,000 79%
  • Local$279,000 5%
  • Federal$990,000 16%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 97 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

407 students in 2022-23, 395 students in 2023-24, 360 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pinnacle Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 36002004006002022-234072023-243952024-25360
Pinnacle Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 36002004006002022-234072023-243952024-25360
Pinnacle Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 36002004006002022-234072023-243952024-25360
Pinnacle Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 36002004006002022-234072023-243952024-25360

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340725.615.9
2023-2439525.815.3
2024-2536022.715.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,566,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,848 per student

Pinnacle Schools booked $1,566,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 26 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,268 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 24 in 100 Utah districts with a figure (state median $68,176, 139 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$687,00043.9%
Special education$273,00017.4%
Other programs$606,00038.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,316 in 2018-19, $3,364 in 2019-20, $4,053 in 2020-21, $3,848 in 2022-23.

Pinnacle Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,316, 2019-20: $3,364, 2020-21: $4,053, 2022-23: $3,84802k4k6k2018-19$3,3162019-20$3,3642020-21$4,0532022-23$3,848
Pinnacle Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,316, 2019-20: $3,364, 2020-21: $4,053, 2022-23: $3,84802k4k6k2018-19$3,3162019-20$3,3642020-21$4,0532022-23$3,848
Pinnacle Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,316, 2019-20: $3,364, 2020-21: $4,053, 2022-23: $3,84802k4k6k2018-19$3,3162019-20$3,3642020-21$4,0532022-23$3,848
Pinnacle Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,316, 2019-20: $3,364, 2020-21: $4,053, 2022-23: $3,84802k4k6k2018-19$3,3162019-20$3,3642020-21$4,0532022-23$3,848

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 47 students in Pinnacle Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate90% or more88.3%
Students in the class4752,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 360 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pinnacle Canyon Academy36015.864.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Pinnacle Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Pinnacle Schools

  1. Utah districts by spending per studentPinnacle Schools ranks 11 of 97 Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,486).#11 of 97
  2. Every school district in UtahPinnacle Schools is the number 116 by size of 157 Utah districts, with 407 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#116 of 157
  3. American Academy of InnovationThe next larger Utah district: 408 students in fall 2022, $9,635 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,635
  4. Salt Lake Arts AcademyThe next smaller Utah district: 404 students in fall 2022, $9,324 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,324
  5. Compare Pinnacle Schools with American Academy of InnovationEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across UtahPinnacle Schools spent $61,268 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $68,176); spending, not a salary.$61,268
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Pinnacle Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Pinnacle Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 360 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pinnacle Schools spend per student?
    $14,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Utah median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $9,324 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Pinnacle Schools' money come from?
    $6,123,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.3% state, 4.6% local and 16.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Pinnacle Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,566,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,848 per student. Divided by the 26 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,268 per teacher, more than 24 in 100 Utah districts (state median $68,176). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is the graduation rate in Pinnacle Schools?
    90% or more of the 47 students in Pinnacle Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Pinnacle Schools' NCES district ID?
    4900008. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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