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West Valley City, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Roots Charter High School #12 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,478 per pupil, Roots Charter High School ranks #10 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Roots Charter High School operates 1 public schools serving 211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $15,478 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 13.0% local, 76.9% state, and 10.0% 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 77/100, ranked #12 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 218:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 78.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.5% White, 42.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Roots Charter High School, enrolling 218 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Roots Charter High School accounts for 100.0% of all Roots Charter High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Roots Charter High School a distant remainder — means Roots Charter High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Roots Charter High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Roots Charter High School student-counselor ratio is 218:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Roots Charter High School chronic absenteeism rate is 78.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Roots Charter High School?
Roots Charter High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 211 students.
How much does Roots Charter High School spend per student?
Roots Charter High School spends $15,478 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #12 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Roots Charter High School?
Roots Charter High School students are 47.5% White, 42.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Roots Charter High School?
Roots Charter High School has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #12 out of 147 districts in Utah.