Other / mixed grade configuration · Monument Valley, UT

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School

Federal NCES profile for Tse'bii'nidzisgai School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490090001426
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Utah schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

23
Resource Index · Lower
15:1
small classes for Utah
97.3%
free-lunch eligible
255
students enrolled

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

255

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

97.3%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

+248% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tse'bii'nidzisgai School compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Tse'bii'nidzisgai School

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Monument Valley, Utah, enrolling 255 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 15:1, Tse'bii'nidzisgai School is leaner than roughly 89% of Utah schools and 30% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 97.3% of students qualify for free meals, 248% above the Utah average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 255 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.

Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 16/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 76.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding San Juan District spends $15,637 per pupil, 60% above the Utah average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 31.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

San Juan District also operates Blanding School (509 students) and San Juan High (425 students) alongside Tse'bii'nidzisgai School.

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 Tse'bii'nidzisgai School compares

Tse'bii'nidzisgai 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 15:1 ▼ 30% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 97.3% ▲ 248% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 255 top 83% - -

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

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
255
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
97.3%
free-lunch eligible - 248% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 11% in Utah - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
76.9%
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
$15,637
per pupil, district-wide - above Utah avg of $9,792
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 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

American Indian / Alaska Native 91.8%
White 3.5%
African American 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Two or More 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 91.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Tse'bii'nidzisgai School is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for San Juan District, which includes Tse'bii'nidzisgai School.

$15,637
Per student
+60%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.0%
State 52.6%
Federal 31.4%

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.

How Tse'bii'nidzisgai School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Blanding School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
San Juan High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Albert R. Lyman Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Whitehorse High Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Montezuma Creek School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tse'bii'nidzisgai School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

San Juan District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Tse'bii'nidzisgai 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 Tse'bii'nidzisgai School

How many students attend Tse'bii'nidzisgai School?

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School has 255 students enrolled. It is a public school in Monument Valley, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tse'bii'nidzisgai School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tse'bii'nidzisgai School is 15:1, which is 30% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 4% 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 Tse'bii'nidzisgai School?

97.3% of students at Tse'bii'nidzisgai School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tse'bii'nidzisgai School?

The largest demographic group at Tse'bii'nidzisgai School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 91.8% of enrollment, in Monument Valley, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tse'bii'nidzisgai School?

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Tse'bii'nidzisgai School a good school?

Tse'bii'nidzisgai School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Utah schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 San Juan District?

Besides Tse'bii'nidzisgai School, San Juan District also operates Blanding School (509 students), San Juan High (425 students), and Albert R. Lyman Middle (330 students). See the San Juan District district page for the complete list.

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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