Enrollment
82
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Fort Duchesne, UT
Uintah River High
Federal NCES profile for Uintah River High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 490001300671Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 59
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 84
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Uintah River High earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Utah schools.
- 36
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Utah
- 21.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 82
- students enrolled
Uintah River High has class sizes smaller than 96% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Uintah River High · Utah
NCES ID 490001300671 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 21.4:1 Utah avg
-52% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.3%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Uintah River High compares with Utah and U.S. medians
What stands out at Uintah River High
Uintah River High is a small charter high school in Fort Duchesne, Utah, enrolling 82 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, Uintah River High is leaner than roughly 96% of Utah schools and 52% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 21.3% lands close to the Utah typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Utah schools, with 82 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,065 scored Utah schools.
Against 27 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #13.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 82 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 65.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Uintah River High spends $23,014 per pupil, 135% above the Utah average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 33.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Uintah River High is a single-school charter district, so Uintah River High operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 82 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Utah's single-school districts.
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 Uintah River High compares
Uintah River High on the metrics families compare, against Utah and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Utah | Utah avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.3:1 | ▼ 52% | 21.4:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.3% | ▼ 24% | 28.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 82 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% 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
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 52% below state mean
Top 4% in Utah - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
65.9%
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
$23,014
per pupil, district-wide
- above Utah avg of $9,792
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 82 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: 2.4 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 87.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.5%
Two or More 3.7%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 87.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.1, Uintah River High is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Uintah River High, which includes Uintah River High.
$23,014
Per student
+135%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
+39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.9%
State 47.5%
Federal 33.7%
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 high 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.
Similar enrollment (~82 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Uintah River High
How many students attend Uintah River High?
Uintah River High has 82 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fort Duchesne, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uintah River High?
The student-teacher ratio at Uintah River High is 10.3:1, which is 52% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 34% 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 Uintah River High?
21.3% of students at Uintah River High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Uintah River High?
The largest demographic group at Uintah River High is American Indian / Alaska Native at 87.8% of enrollment, in Fort Duchesne, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Uintah River High?
Uintah River High has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Uintah River High a good school?
Uintah River High earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Uintah River High?
None; Uintah River High is a single-school charter district, and Uintah River High is its only campus.
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