Other / mixed grade configuration · South Salt Lake, UT

Utah International Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Utah International Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490016601433Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
51
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Utah International Charter School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Utah schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
13.6:1
small classes for Utah
1.7%
free-lunch eligible
244
students enrolled

Utah International Charter School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

244

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.6:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

1.7%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

-94% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Utah International Charter School compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:113.6:1

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

What stands out at Utah International Charter School

Utah International Charter School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in South Salt Lake, Utah, enrolling 244 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 13.6:1, Utah International Charter School is leaner than roughly 93% of Utah schools and 36% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 1.7% free-meal eligibility runs 94% below the Utah average.

Enrollment of 244 puts it in the smaller third of Utah schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,065 scored Utah schools.

Against 25 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #14.

Its student body is led by African American (41%) and White (37%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 244 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Utah International Charter School spends $14,889 per pupil, 52% above the Utah average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Utah International Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Utah International 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 Utah International Charter School compares

Utah International 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 13.6:1 ▼ 36% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 1.7% ▼ 94% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 244 top 83% - -

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

13.6:1
Leaner classes than 61% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
244
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
1.7%
free-lunch eligible - 94% 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
13.6:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 7% in Utah - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
36.9%
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
$14,889
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 244 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.2 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

African American 41.4%
White 36.5%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
Asian 7.0%
Two or More 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 41.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.1, Utah International Charter School is more mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Utah International Charter School, which includes Utah International Charter School.

$14,889
Per student
+52%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.7%
State 80.4%
Federal 17.9%

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 Utah International 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 Utah International Charter School

How many students attend Utah International Charter School?

Utah International Charter School has 244 students enrolled. It is a public school in South Salt Lake, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Utah International Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Utah International Charter School is 13.6:1, which is 36% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 13% 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 Utah International Charter School?

1.7% of students at Utah International Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Utah International Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Utah International Charter School is African American at 41.4% of enrollment, in South Salt Lake, UT. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Utah International Charter School?

Utah International Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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).

Is Utah International Charter School a good school?

Utah International Charter School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Utah schools. It is also more 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 Utah International Charter School?

None; Utah International Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Utah International 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.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.