Enrollment
10
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 490006901531
Blind South — Orem, UT
Federal NCES profile for Blind South, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 48/100.
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 89
📋 Attendance 25
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Utah Schools for Deaf & Blind · Utah
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Free-lunch eligible
30.0%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
+7% vs state
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What this school's NCES data tells you
Blind South reports 10 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 30.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 7% above the Utah average and 42% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 53 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 30.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (D), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Blind South compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Utah state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Utah | Utah avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.0% | ▲ 7% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 10 | top 1% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
30.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 7% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
30.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Per 53 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 10 Top 1% in Utah — larger than 99% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) —
Students per teacher —
Free-lunch eligible 30.0% +7% vs state
NCES ID 490006901531
Student demographics
White 60.0%
Two or More 30.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Largest group: White at 60.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.2
Students per counselor 53:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 30.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 147
- Students per teacher
- 4.2:1
- Enrollment
- 64
- Students per teacher
- 4.6:1
- Enrollment
- 53
- Students per teacher
- 4.1:1
- Enrollment
- 18
- Students per teacher
- 1.8:1
- Enrollment
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 0.3:1
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Frequently asked questions about Blind South
How many students attend Blind South?
Blind South has 10 students enrolled. It is a other school in OREM, UT.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Blind South?
30.0% of students at Blind South are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blind South?
The largest demographic group at Blind South is White at 60.0%. The school serves a student body in OREM, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Blind South?
Blind South has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (D) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.