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Salt Lake City, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Salt Lake Center for Science Education #15 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,521 per pupil, Salt Lake Center for Science Education ranks #25 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Salt Lake Center for Science Education operates 1 public schools serving 344 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 $11,521 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.8% local, 81.3% state, and 14.9% 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 75/100, ranked #15 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 220.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.7% White, 46.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education accounts for 100.0% of all Salt Lake Center for Science Education student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salt Lake Center for Science Education a distant remainder — means Salt Lake Center for Science Education-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.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — 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.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Salt Lake Center for Science Education is typically wider than the Salt Lake Center for Science Education-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Salt Lake Center for Science Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 344 students.
How much does Salt Lake Center for Science Education spend per student?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education spends $11,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #15 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education students are 47.7% White, 46.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #15 out of 147 districts in Utah.