Cedar City High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cedar City, Utah

Cedar City High in Cedar City, Utah enrolled 1,372 students in 2024-25 with 67.6 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

1,366 students in 2022-23, 1,341 students in 2023-24, 1,372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.4 to 67.6.

Students enrolled at Cedar City High by school year2022-23: 1,366, 2023-24: 1,341, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3662023-241,3412024-251,372
Students enrolled at Cedar City High by school year2022-23: 1,366, 2023-24: 1,341, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3662023-241,3412024-251,372
Students enrolled at Cedar City High by school year2022-23: 1,366, 2023-24: 1,341, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3662023-241,3412024-251,372
Students enrolled at Cedar City High by school year2022-23: 1,366, 2023-24: 1,341, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3662023-241,3412024-251,372
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,36660.422.6
2023-241,34163.621.1
2024-251,37267.620.3

20.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Utah high schools

Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Cedar City High 20.3; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCedar City High 20.3state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Cedar City High 20.3; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCedar City High 20.3state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Cedar City High 20.3; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCedar City High 20.3state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Cedar City High 20.3; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCedar City High 20.3state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 1,321 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cedar City High enrolled 1,321 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,321 of the 1,321 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.0% of students were White, 12.7% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.0%
  2. Hispanic12.7%
  3. Two or more races2.0%
  4. American Indian1.8%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%
  7. Black0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Cedar City High scored proficient or above: 35% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math35%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 305 students in Cedar City High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate94%90%88.3%
Students in the class30578452,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Cedar City

4 public high schools in Cedar City report 2024-25 enrollment; Cedar City High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cedar City High1,37220.320.5%
Canyon View High1,02117.225.2%
Success SUU22430.315.2%
Launch High19623.120.4%

All public schools in Cedar City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cedar City High

  1. Success SUUThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 224 students, 30.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Launch HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 196 students, 23.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Cedar City High with Success SUUStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Iron County School District spends per student$8,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,643
  5. The largest public schools in UtahCedar City High is the number 65 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.20.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cedar City High

  1. How many students attend Cedar City High?
    1,372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,366 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cedar City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar City High?
    20.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cedar City High a Title I school?
    Cedar City High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cedar City High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Cedar City High scored proficient or above: 35% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cedar City High?
    94% of the 305 students in Cedar City High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cedar City High in?
    Iron County School District, NCES district ID 4900390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490039000278 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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