Utah Arts Academy

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Saint George, Utah

Utah Arts Academy in Saint George, Utah enrolled 311 students in 2024-25 with 17.6 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

272 students in 2022-23, 272 students in 2023-24, 311 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.8 to 17.6.

Students enrolled at Utah Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 31101002003004002022-232722023-242722024-25311
Students enrolled at Utah Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 31101002003004002022-232722023-242722024-25311
Students enrolled at Utah Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 31101002003004002022-232722023-242722024-25311
Students enrolled at Utah Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 31101002003004002022-232722023-242722024-25311
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327218.814.4
2023-2427219.114.3
2024-2531117.617.7

17.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Utah high schools

Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Utah Arts Academy 17.7; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherUtah Arts Academy 17.7state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Utah Arts Academy 17.7; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherUtah Arts Academy 17.7state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Utah Arts Academy 17.7; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherUtah Arts Academy 17.7state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Utah Arts Academy 17.7; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherUtah Arts Academy 17.7state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 275 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Utah Arts Academy enrolled 275 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 275 of the 275 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent48.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.5% of students were White, 13.8% Hispanic, 2.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White77.5%
  2. Hispanic13.8%
  3. Black2.6%
  4. Two or more races2.6%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.3%
  7. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Utah Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math10‑14%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 76 students in Utah Arts Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%88.3%
Students in the class767652,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Saint George

4 public high schools in Saint George report 2024-25 enrollment; Utah Arts Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Utah Online 7-121,54718.912.5%
Desert Hills High1,24126.810.5%
Desert Hills Middle90924.113.2%
Utah Arts Academy31117.725.7%

All public schools in Saint George →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Utah Arts Academy

  1. Utah Online 7-12The nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 1,547 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Snow Canyon HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 1,324 students, 24.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Utah Arts Academy with Utah Online 7-12Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Utah Arts Academy spends per student$12,313 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,313
  5. The largest public schools in UtahUtah Arts Academy is the number 131 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.17.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Utah Arts Academy

  1. How many students attend Utah Arts Academy?
    311 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 272 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saint George, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Utah Arts Academy?
    17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Utah Arts Academy a Title I school?
    Utah Arts Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Utah Arts Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Utah Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Utah Arts Academy?
    90-94% of the 76 students in Utah Arts Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Utah Arts Academy in?
    Utah Arts Academy, NCES district ID 4900012. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490001200673 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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