Other / mixed grade configuration · Marriott-Slaterville City, UT

Venture Academy

Federal NCES profile for Venture Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490013301216Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Venture Academy earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 71% of Utah schools.

27
Resource Index · Lower
19.1:1
small classes for Utah
21.6%
free-lunch eligible
802
students enrolled

Venture Academy has class sizes smaller than 71% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+22 students YoY

Venture Academy held near 801 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 43.0 → 43.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+22 students YoY 490013301216 · Marriott-Slaterville City, UT Other · MID · CHARTER

802 enr · 19.1:1 · 21.6% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Littleton Elementary School (802 students)

Venture Academy held near 801 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount). Teacher FTE added 43.0 → 43.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Venture Academy compares

Venture Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.1:1 ▼ 11% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.6% ▼ 23% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 802 top 22% - -

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

19.1:1
Leaner classes than 19% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
802
Bigger than 86% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.6%
free-lunch eligible - 23% 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
19.1:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 29% in Utah - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
17.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$8,239
per pupil, district-wide - below Utah avg of $10,678
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 802 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 75.9%
Hispanic or Latino 20.1%
Two or More 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
African American 0.7%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 75.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.3, Venture Academy is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for Venture Academy reports $8,239 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Venture Academy

How many students attend Venture Academy?

Venture Academy has 802 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marriott-Slaterville City, UT. CCD year-over-year: 779 (2022-23) → 801 (2023-24), nearly flat (+22).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Venture Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Venture Academy is 19.1:1, which is 11% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 22% higher 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 Venture Academy?

21.6% of students at Venture Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Venture Academy?

The largest demographic group at Venture Academy is White at 75.9% of enrollment, in Marriott-Slaterville City, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Venture Academy?

Venture Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Venture Academy?

None; Venture Academy is a single-school charter district, and Venture Academy 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 2022-23) · 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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