Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind

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Ogden, Utah - 8 schools

223
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind operates 8 public schools serving 223 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined 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 Weber County.

a 79:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.0% White, 31.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jean Massieu School for the Deaf, with a diversity index of 60.4/100.

Its largest campus is Jean Massieu School for the Deaf, enrolling 147 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Central Region Deaf, at 1 students, a 147x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Jean Massieu School for the Deaf accounts for 45.7% of all Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind a distant remainder — means Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind school enrollment varies 147× across entities

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 147 students (highest), a spread of 146 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind student-counselor ratio is 79:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind is typically wider than the Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 8 schools in Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind.

White 57.0%
Hispanic or Latino 31.6%
Asian 1.8%
Multiracial 7.6%
Other 1.6%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 52.1/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind's schools, above the Utah average of 40.9.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Jean Massieu School for the Deaf 60.4
  2. 2 Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf 56.7
  3. 3 Southern Utah School of the Deaf 55.6
  4. 4 Kenneth Burdett School 55.2
  5. 5 Blind South 54.0

Programs & Resources

79:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
26.7%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind

School Enrollment
Jean Massieu School for the Deaf
147
Kenneth Burdett School
64
Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf
53
North Region Blind
18
Blind Region 2
16
Southern Utah School of the Deaf
13
Blind South
10
Central Region Deaf
1

How Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Utah districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
St. George Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Mountain View Montessori Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Intech Collegiate Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Daggett District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Roots Charter High School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind?

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind has 8 schools, including 8 combined. Total enrollment is 223 students.

What is the demographic composition of Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind?

Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind students are 57.0% White, 31.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.