Enrollment
132
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Middle school (grades 6-8) NCES 490042001612
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle — West Jordan, UT
Federal NCES profile for Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 39/100.
👥 Class size 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 11
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: Jordan District · 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.
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
16.7%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-40% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle compares with Utah and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle reports 132 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 35% below the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 6% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 16.7% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 40% below the Utah average and 68% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 132 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 35.6% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Jordan District spends $9,748 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 36.2% from local sources (property taxes), 52.3% from the state, and 11.5% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (F), calculated from 4 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 Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15:1 | ▼ 35% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 16.7% | ▼ 40% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 132 | top 11% | — | — |
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
16.7%
free-lunch eligible
— 40% 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
15:1
students per teacher
— 35% below state mean
Top 9% in Utah — lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
35.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,748
per pupil, district-wide
— below Utah avg of $12,354
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 132 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 132 Top 11% in Utah — larger than 89% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 8.0
Students per teacher 15:1 -35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 16.7% -40% vs state
NCES ID 490042001612
Student demographics
White 63.6%
Hispanic or Latino 20.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4.5%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 3.0%
Asian 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Largest group: White at 63.6% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 132:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 35.6%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jordan District, which includes Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle.
$9,748
Per student
-21%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-50%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 36.2%
State 52.3%
Federal 11.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,837
- Students per teacher
- 25.6:1
- Enrollment
- 2,738
- Students per teacher
- 24.3:1
- Enrollment
- 2,522
- Students per teacher
- 24.3:1
- Enrollment
- 2,461
- Students per teacher
- 24.6:1
- Enrollment
- 2,295
- Students per teacher
- 26.9:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle
How many students attend Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle?
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle has 132 students enrolled. It is a middle school in WEST JORDAN, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle?
The student-teacher ratio at Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle is 15:1, which is 35% lower than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle?
16.7% of students at Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle?
The largest demographic group at Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle is White at 63.6%. The school serves a diverse student body in WEST JORDAN, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle?
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (F) based on 4 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.