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Blanding, Utah - 12 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks San Juan District #8 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,637 per pupil, San Juan District ranks #8 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,017
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$15,637
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Juan District operates 12 public schools serving 3,017 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 1 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Juan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,637 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 16.0% local, 52.6% state, and 31.4% 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 79/100, ranked #8 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 275.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 47.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 31.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blanding School, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Blanding School, enrolling 509 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is La Sal School, at 7 students, a 73x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Blanding School accounts for 16.9% of all San Juan District student enrollment
That concentration means San Juan 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.
San Juan District school enrollment varies 73× across entities
San Juan District school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 509 students (highest), a spread of 502 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
San Juan District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.3% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
San Juan District student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within San Juan District is typically wider than the San Juan District-aggregate figure suggests.
San Juan District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.2% — 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.
San Juan District has 12 schools, including 10 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 3,017 students.
How much does San Juan District spend per student?
San Juan District spends $15,637 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #8 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of San Juan District?
San Juan District students are 31.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Juan District?
San Juan District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #8 out of 147 districts in Utah.