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Junction, Utah - 5 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Piute District #6 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,129 per pupil, Piute District ranks #5 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
286
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$20,129
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Piute District operates 5 public schools serving 286 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Piute County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,129 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 16 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.3% local, 69.9% state, and 14.8% 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 81/100, ranked #6 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 141:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Circleville School, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is Piute High, enrolling 141 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oscarson Preschool, at 5 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Piute High accounts for 48.3% of all Piute District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Piute District a distant remainder — means Piute District-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.
Piute District school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Piute District school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 141 students (highest), a spread of 136 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Piute District 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.
Piute District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — 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.
Piute District has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 286 students.
How much does Piute District spend per student?
Piute District spends $20,129 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #6 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Piute District?
Piute District students are 87.0% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Piute District?
Piute District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #6 out of 147 districts in Utah.