Hunter High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · West Valley City, Utah

Hunter High in West Valley City, Utah enrolled 2,480 students in 2024-25 with 101.3 full-time teachers, 24.5 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, 10% 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 83% (Utah: 88.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

2,595 students in 2022-23, 2,616 students in 2023-24, 2,480 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 103.3 to 101.3.

Students enrolled at Hunter High by school year2022-23: 2,595, 2023-24: 2,616, 2024-25: 2,48001k2k3k2022-232,5952023-242,6162024-252,480
Students enrolled at Hunter High by school year2022-23: 2,595, 2023-24: 2,616, 2024-25: 2,48001k2k3k2022-232,5952023-242,6162024-252,480
Students enrolled at Hunter High by school year2022-23: 2,595, 2023-24: 2,616, 2024-25: 2,48001k2k3k2022-232,5952023-242,6162024-252,480
Students enrolled at Hunter High by school year2022-23: 2,595, 2023-24: 2,616, 2024-25: 2,48001k2k3k2022-232,5952023-242,6162024-252,480
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,595103.325.1
2023-242,616105.324.9
2024-252,480101.324.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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; Hunter High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHunter High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Hunter High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHunter High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Hunter High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHunter High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Hunter High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHunter High 24.5state 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).

22 AP courses and one counselor per 444 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hunter High enrolled 2,665 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses22
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 444 of the 2,665 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent34.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.2% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% White, 5.0% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic54.2%
  2. White28.4%
  3. Pacific Islander5.0%
  4. Asian4.4%
  5. Two or more races4.1%
  6. Black3.5%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 Hunter High scored proficient or above: 10% 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
Math10%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

83% of the 644 students in Hunter 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 rate83%79%88.3%
Students in the class6445,38252,066

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 West Valley City

5 public high schools in West Valley City report 2024-25 enrollment; Hunter High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Granger High3,26725.449.4%
Hunter High2,48024.544.4%
Vanguard Academy62321.158.6%
East Hollywood High31821.854.7%
Roots Charter High School21820.159.2%

All public schools in West Valley City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hunter High

  1. Kearns HighThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 2,313 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Granger HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 3,267 students, 25.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Hunter High with Kearns HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Granite School District spends per student$11,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,000
  5. The largest public schools in UtahHunter High is the number 14 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.24.5:1
  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 Hunter High

  1. How many students attend Hunter High?
    2,480 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,595 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Valley City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunter High?
    24.5 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 Hunter High a Title I school?
    Hunter High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hunter High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Hunter High scored proficient or above: 10% 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 Hunter High?
    83% of the 644 students in Hunter 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 Hunter High in?
    Granite School District, NCES district ID 4900360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490036000898 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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