High school (grades 9-12) · Castle Dale, UT

Emery High

Federal NCES profile for Emery High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 490027000178
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👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Emery High earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 76% of Utah schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

29
Resource Index · Lower
18.1:1
small classes for Utah
33.8%
free-lunch eligible
614
students enrolled

Emery High has class sizes smaller than 76% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

Castle Dale, UT 84513
District: Emery District · Utah

NCES ID 490027000178 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

Emery High held near 636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 34.6 → 33.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 490027000178 · Castle Dale, UT High · MID · TRAD

614 enr · 18.1:1 · 33.8% lunch · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Huntington School (224 students)

Emery High held near 636 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 34.6 → 33.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

Emery High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Emery High reports 614 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Emery High compares

Emery High held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.1:1 ▼ 15% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.8% ▲ 21% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 614 top 38% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18.1:1
Leaner classes than 24% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
614
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
33.8%
free-lunch eligible - 21% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.1:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 24% in Utah - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
45.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,633
per pupil, district-wide - above Utah avg of $10,678
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 205 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.8%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Two or More 0.5%
Asian 0.3%
African American 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.5, Emery High is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

District finance for Emery District reports $14,633 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Emery High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Huntington School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
San Rafael Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Canyon View Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ferron School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cleveland School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Emery High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Emery District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~614 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~18.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Emery High

How many students attend Emery High?

Emery High has 614 students enrolled. It is a high school in Castle Dale, UT. CCD year-over-year: 642 (2022-23) → 636 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Emery High?

The student-teacher ratio at Emery High is 18.1:1, which is 15% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Emery High?

33.8% of students at Emery High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Emery High?

The largest demographic group at Emery High is White at 92.8% of enrollment, in Castle Dale, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Emery High?

Emery High has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Emery District?

Besides Emery High, Emery District also operates Huntington School (224 students), San Rafael Middle School (221 students), and Canyon View Middle School (215 students). See the Emery District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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