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Cedar City, Utah - 2 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Success Academy #144 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $6,632 per pupil, Success Academy ranks #151 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
481
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$6,632
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Success Academy operates 2 public schools serving 481 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Iron County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $6,632 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 16 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.3% local, 94.5% state, and 4.2% 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 23/100, ranked #144 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 107.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 2.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.7% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Success Dsu, enrolling 310 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Success Dsu accounts for 58.1% of all Success Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Success Academy a distant remainder — means Success Academy-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.
Success Academy student-counselor ratio is 108:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Success Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 2.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Success Academy has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 481 students.
How much does Success Academy spend per student?
Success Academy spends $6,632 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #144 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Success Academy?
Success Academy students are 80.7% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Success Academy?
Success Academy has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #144 out of 147 districts in Utah.