Other / mixed grade configuration · Ivins, UT

Vista School

Federal NCES profile for Vista School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490014101296Charter school
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
13
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vista School earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Utah median.

14
Resource Index · Lower
21.8:1
students per teacher
29.5%
free-lunch eligible
1,114
students enrolled

Vista School has class sizes near the Utah median. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+2 students YoY

Vista School held near 1,114 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 51.8 → 57.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 490014101296 · Ivins, UT Other · MID · CHARTER

1,114 enr · 21.8:1 · 29.5% lunch · RII 14

Nearest enrollment peer: Bexley Elementary School (1,114 students)

Vista School held near 1,114 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 51.8 → 57.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Vista School compares

Vista School 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 21.8:1 ▲ 2% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.5% ▲ 5% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,114 top 12% - -

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

21.8:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,114
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.5%
free-lunch eligible - 5% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
21.8:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 55% in Utah - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
35.4%
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
$6,609
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 1114 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 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 16.4%
Two or More 4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 75.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.4, Vista School is about as mixed as the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

District finance for Vista School reports $6,609 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 Vista School

How many students attend Vista School?

Vista School has 1,114 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ivins, UT. CCD year-over-year: 1,112 (2022-23) → 1,114 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista School?

The student-teacher ratio at Vista School is 21.8:1, which is 2% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 39% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Vista School?

29.5% of students at Vista School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vista School?

The largest demographic group at Vista School is White at 75.9% of enrollment, in Ivins, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vista School?

Vista School has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (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 Vista School?

None; Vista School is a single-school charter district, and Vista 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 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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