Wasatch High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Heber City, Utah

Wasatch High in Heber City, Utah enrolled 2,604 students in 2024-25 with 113.8 full-time teachers, 22.9 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% 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 94% (Utah: 88.3%).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

2,531 students in 2022-23, 2,542 students in 2023-24, 2,604 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 112.8 to 113.8.

Students enrolled at Wasatch High by school year2022-23: 2,531, 2023-24: 2,542, 2024-25: 2,60401k2k3k2022-232,5312023-242,5422024-252,604
Students enrolled at Wasatch High by school year2022-23: 2,531, 2023-24: 2,542, 2024-25: 2,60401k2k3k2022-232,5312023-242,5422024-252,604
Students enrolled at Wasatch High by school year2022-23: 2,531, 2023-24: 2,542, 2024-25: 2,60401k2k3k2022-232,5312023-242,5422024-252,604
Students enrolled at Wasatch High by school year2022-23: 2,531, 2023-24: 2,542, 2024-25: 2,60401k2k3k2022-232,5312023-242,5422024-252,604
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,531112.822.4
2023-242,542114.722.2
2024-252,604113.822.9

22.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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; Wasatch High 22.9; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWasatch High 22.9state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Wasatch High 22.9; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWasatch High 22.9state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Wasatch High 22.9; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWasatch High 22.9state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Wasatch High 22.9; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWasatch High 22.9state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 332 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wasatch High enrolled 2,655 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 332 of the 2,655 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent3.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.1% of students were White, 21.7% Hispanic, 2.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.1%
  2. Hispanic21.7%
  3. Two or more races2.0%
  4. Black0.5%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Wasatch High scored proficient or above: 36% 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
Math36%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

94% of the 623 students in Wasatch High'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 rate94%94%88.3%
Students in the class62362352,066

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.

What to look at next about Wasatch High

  1. South Summit HighThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 486 students, 19.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Park City HighThe next nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 1,177 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Wasatch High with South Summit HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wasatch County School District spends per student$11,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,562
  5. The largest public schools in UtahWasatch High is the number 9 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher22.9 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.22.9:1
  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 Wasatch High

  1. How many students attend Wasatch High?
    2,604 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,531 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Heber City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wasatch High?
    22.9 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 Wasatch High a Title I school?
    Wasatch High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wasatch High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wasatch High scored proficient or above: 36% 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 Wasatch High?
    94% of the 623 students in Wasatch High'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 Wasatch High in?
    Wasatch County School District, NCES district ID 4901110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490111000594 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