Other / mixed grade configuration · Escalante, UT

Escalante High

Federal NCES profile for Escalante High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490030000186
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👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
91
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Escalante High earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Utah schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
9.4:1
small classes for Utah
27.0%
free-lunch eligible
66
students enrolled

Escalante High has class sizes smaller than 96% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

Escalante, UT 84726
District: Garfield District · Utah

NCES ID 490030000186 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-3 students YoY

Escalante High held near 71 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 7.2 → 7.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 490030000186 · Escalante, UT Other · SMALL · TRAD

66 enr · 9.4:1 · 27.0% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Garfield Online (705 students)

Escalante High held near 71 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE held 7.2 → 7.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

Escalante High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Escalante High reports 66 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 Escalante High compares

Escalante 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 9.4:1 ▼ 56% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.0% ▼ 4% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 66 top 93% - -

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

9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
66
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
27.0%
free-lunch eligible - 4% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher - 56% below state mean
Top 4% in Utah - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.8%
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
$12,261
per pupil, district-wide - above Utah avg of $10,678
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 44 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 1.5%
Asian 1.5%

Largest group: White at 92.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.4, Escalante High is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

District finance for Garfield District reports $12,261 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Escalante High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Garfield Online Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Panguitch School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bryce Valley School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Panguitch High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bryce Valley High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Garfield District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other 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 (~66 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Escalante High

How many students attend Escalante High?

Escalante High has 66 students enrolled. It is a public school in Escalante, UT. CCD year-over-year: 74 (2022-23) → 71 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Escalante High?

The student-teacher ratio at Escalante High is 9.4:1, which is 56% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 40% lower 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 Escalante High?

27.0% of students at Escalante High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Escalante High?

The largest demographic group at Escalante High is White at 92.4% of enrollment, in Escalante, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Escalante High?

Escalante High has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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 Garfield District?

Besides Escalante High, Garfield District also operates Garfield Online (705 students), Panguitch School (240 students), and Bryce Valley School (157 students). See the Garfield 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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