Other / mixed grade configuration · Heber City, UT

Soldier Hollow Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Soldier Hollow Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490001100587Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Soldier Hollow Charter School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 85% of Utah schools.

#4 of 5
schools in Heber City · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
16.4:1
small classes for Utah
4.2%
free-lunch eligible

Soldier Hollow Charter School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Soldier Hollow Charter School ranks #4 of 5 schools in Heber City, UT.

Enrollment

328

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.4:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-23% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

4.2%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

-85% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Soldier Hollow Charter School compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:116.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Soldier Hollow Charter School

Soldier Hollow Charter School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Heber City, Utah, enrolling 328 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 16.4:1, Soldier Hollow Charter School is leaner than roughly 85% of Utah schools and 23% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 4.2% free-meal eligibility runs 85% below the Utah average.

Enrollment of 328 puts it in the smaller third of Utah schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,065 scored Utah schools.

Against 72 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #40.

Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 328 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 46.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Soldier Hollow Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Soldier Hollow Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Soldier Hollow Charter School compares

Soldier Hollow Charter School on the metrics families compare, against Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▼ 23% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 4.2% ▼ 85% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 328 top 77% - -

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

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
328
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
4.2%
free-lunch eligible - 85% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 15% in Utah - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
46.0%
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
$9,892
per pupil, district-wide - above Utah avg of $9,792
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 328 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 83.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.1%
Two or More 4.9%
African American 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: White at 83.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.5, Soldier Hollow Charter School is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Soldier Hollow Charter School, which includes Soldier Hollow Charter School.

$9,892
Per student
+1%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.5%
State 63.7%
Federal 4.8%

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.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Utah, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Soldier Hollow Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Soldier Hollow Charter School

How many students attend Soldier Hollow Charter School?

Soldier Hollow Charter School has 328 students enrolled. It is a public school in Heber City, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Soldier Hollow Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Soldier Hollow Charter School is 16.4:1, which is 23% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 4% 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 Soldier Hollow Charter School?

4.2% of students at Soldier Hollow Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Soldier Hollow Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Soldier Hollow Charter School is White at 83.8% of enrollment, in Heber City, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Soldier Hollow Charter School?

Soldier Hollow Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Soldier Hollow Charter School rank among schools in Heber City?

By Resource Investment Index, Soldier Hollow Charter School ranks #4 of 5 schools in Heber City, UT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Heber City on the city page.

Is Soldier Hollow Charter School a good school?

Soldier Hollow Charter School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 85% of Utah schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Soldier Hollow Charter School?

None; Soldier Hollow Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Soldier Hollow Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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