Enrollment
310
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 490003701470 Charter school
Success Dsu — St George, UT
Federal NCES profile for Success Dsu, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 30/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
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: Success Academy · 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)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
60:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
+160% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.3%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-70% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Success Dsu 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
Success Dsu reports 310 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 60:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 160% above the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 277% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 8.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 70% below the Utah average and 84% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 103 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1.
On the finance side, the surrounding Success Academy spends $8,101 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 1.3% from local sources (property taxes), 94.5% from the state, and 4.2% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (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 Success Dsu 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 | 60:1 | ▲ 160% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.3% | ▼ 70% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 310 | top 21% | — | — |
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
8.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 70% 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
60:1
students per teacher
— 160% above state mean
Top 99% in Utah — lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$8,101
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 103 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 310 Top 21% in Utah — larger than 79% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 5.0
Students per teacher 60:1 +160% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 8.3% -70% vs state
NCES ID 490003701470
Student demographics
White 78.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.5%
Asian 3.2%
African American 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or More 0.3%
Largest group: White at 78.7% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 3.0
Students per counselor 103:1
Discipline & special education
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Success Academy, which includes Success Dsu.
$8,101
Per student
-34%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-58%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 1.3%
State 94.5%
Federal 4.2%
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
- 224
- Students per teacher
- 30.2:1
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Frequently asked questions about Success Dsu
How many students attend Success Dsu?
Success Dsu has 310 students enrolled. It is a high school in ST GEORGE, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Success Dsu?
The student-teacher ratio at Success Dsu is 60:1, which is 160% higher than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 277% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Dsu?
8.3% of students at Success Dsu are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Success Dsu?
The largest demographic group at Success Dsu is White at 78.7%. The school serves a diverse student body in ST GEORGE, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Dsu?
Success Dsu has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.