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North Salt Lake, Utah - 2 schools
An equity score of 92/100 ranks Spectrum Academy #1 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,492 per pupil, Spectrum Academy ranks #7 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,561
Total Enrollment
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$17,492
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spectrum Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,561 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Davis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,492 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 1.4% local, 88.4% state, and 10.2% 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 92/100, ranked #1 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 555.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Spectrum Academy - Nsl, enrolling 829 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Spectrum Academy - Nsl accounts for 53.1% of all Spectrum Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Spectrum Academy a distant remainder — means Spectrum Academy-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.
Spectrum Academy student-counselor ratio is 555:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Spectrum Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 38.1% — 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.
Spectrum Academy has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,561 students.
How much does Spectrum Academy spend per student?
Spectrum Academy spends $17,492 per student. The district has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #1 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Spectrum Academy?
Spectrum Academy students are 78.2% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spectrum Academy?
Spectrum Academy has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #1 out of 147 districts in Utah.