An equity score of 44/100 ranks Wallace Stegner Academy #94 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,246 per pupil, Wallace Stegner Academy ranks #127 of 156 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,346
Total Enrollment
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$8,246
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wallace Stegner Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,346 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 $8,246 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 156 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.2% local, 80.8% state, and 18.0% 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 44/100, ranked #94 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 1385:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% White, 4.2% African American across the district's schools.
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley accounts for 50.7% of all Wallace Stegner Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wallace Stegner Academy a distant remainder — means Wallace Stegner Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Wallace Stegner Academy reports 55.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Wallace Stegner Academy student-counselor ratio is 1385:1 — 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.
Wallace Stegner Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — 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.
Wallace Stegner Academy has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,346 students.
How much does Wallace Stegner Academy spend per student?
Wallace Stegner Academy spends $8,246 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #94 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Wallace Stegner Academy?
Wallace Stegner Academy students are 61.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% White, 4.2% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wallace Stegner Academy?
Wallace Stegner Academy has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #94 out of 147 districts in Utah.