Salt Lake Arts Academy

Public school district · Salt Lake County · Utah · NCES district ID 4900018

Salt Lake Arts Academy spent $9,324 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 50% of the other Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $9,324). Its one school enrolled 415 students in 2024-25; 84.1% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among Utah districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Salt Lake Arts Academy in enrollment (383 to 426 students) and Salt Lake Arts Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Salt Lake Arts Academy, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Real Salt Lake Academy High School $10,360; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k8k10k12k14k16kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Real Salt Lake Academy High Sc…$10,360Walden 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$7,910State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Salt Lake Arts Academy, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Real Salt Lake Academy High School $10,360; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k8k10k12k14k16kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Real Salt Lake Academy High School$10,360Walden 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$7,910State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Salt Lake Arts Academy, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Real Salt Lake Academy High School $10,360; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k10k14k16kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Real Salt Lake Academy High School$10,360Walden 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$7,910State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Salt Lake Arts Academy, FY23Pinnacle Schools $14,486; Guadalupe School $11,786; Real Salt Lake Academy High School $10,360; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k10k14k16kPinnacle Schools$14,486Guadalupe School$11,786Real Salt Lake Academy High School$10,360Walden 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$7,910State median, under 1,000 students $9,324

Where the money came from

$4,436,000 in revenue: 84.1% state, 12.8% local and 3.0% federal. Total spending including $84,000 of capital outlay was $4,248,000, or $10,515 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Salt Lake Arts Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,731,000; Local $570,000; Federal $135,000; total $4,436,000.
  • State$3,731,000 84%
  • Local$570,000 13%
  • Federal$135,000 3%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

404 students in 2022-23, 403 students in 2023-24, 415 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Salt Lake Arts Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Salt Lake Arts Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Salt Lake Arts Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Salt Lake Arts Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340420.819.4
2023-2440323.317.3
2024-2541522.418.6

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

$1,588,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,931 per student

Salt Lake Arts Academy booked $1,588,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 22 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 $72,777 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 62 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$1,080,00068.0%
Special education$85,0005.4%
Other programs$423,00026.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,047 in 2018-19, $3,203 in 2019-20, $3,756 in 2020-21, $3,931 in 2022-23.

Salt Lake Arts Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,047, 2019-20: $3,203, 2020-21: $3,756, 2022-23: $3,93101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0472019-20$3,2032020-21$3,7562022-23$3,931
Salt Lake Arts Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,047, 2019-20: $3,203, 2020-21: $3,756, 2022-23: $3,93101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0472019-20$3,2032020-21$3,7562022-23$3,931
Salt Lake Arts Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,047, 2019-20: $3,203, 2020-21: $3,756, 2022-23: $3,93101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0472019-20$3,2032020-21$3,7562022-23$3,931
Salt Lake Arts Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,047, 2019-20: $3,203, 2020-21: $3,756, 2022-23: $3,93101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0472019-20$3,2032020-21$3,7562022-23$3,931

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).

1 middle school, 415 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salt Lake Arts Academy41518.615.4%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 Salt Lake Arts Academy

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 Salt Lake Arts Academy

  1. Utah districts by spending per studentSalt Lake Arts Academy ranks 49 of 97 Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,324).#49 of 97
  2. Every school district in UtahSalt Lake Arts Academy is the number 118 by size of 157 Utah districts, with 404 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#118 of 157
  3. Pinnacle SchoolsThe next larger Utah district: 407 students in fall 2022, $14,486 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,486
  4. Real Salt Lake Academy High SchoolThe next smaller Utah district: 383 students in fall 2022, $10,360 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,360
  5. Compare Salt Lake Arts Academy with Pinnacle SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across UtahSalt Lake Arts Academy spent $72,777 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $68,176); spending, not a salary.$72,777
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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 Salt Lake Arts Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Salt Lake Arts Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 415 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Salt Lake Arts Academy spend per student?
    $9,324 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 Salt Lake Arts Academy's money come from?
    $4,436,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 84.1% state, 12.8% local and 3.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Salt Lake Arts Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,588,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,931 per student. Divided by the 22 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $72,777 per teacher, more than 62 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 Salt Lake Arts Academy's NCES district ID?
    4900018. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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