Water Canyon High
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Hildale, Utah
Water Canyon High in Hildale, Utah enrolled 311 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 16.1 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, 30-34% 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 70-79% (Utah: 88.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
349 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 311 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 349 | 18.5 | 18.9 |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 19.3 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 311 | 19.3 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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.
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).
One counselor per 167 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Water Canyon High enrolled 333 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 167 of the 333 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.6% of students were White, 4.2% Hispanic, 1.3% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White93.6%
- Hispanic4.2%
- American Indian1.3%
- Two or more races1.0%
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 Water Canyon High scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30‑34% | not published | 40.2% |
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
70-79% of the 57 students in Water Canyon 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.
| This school | Its district | Utah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑79% | 93% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 57 | 2,736 | 52,066 |
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 Water Canyon High
- Kanab HighThe nearest public high school, 24 miles away: 322 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
- Valley HighThe next nearest public high school, 26 miles away: 154 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).26 mi
- Compare Water Canyon High with Kanab HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Washington County School District spends per student$9,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,106
- The largest public schools in UtahWater Canyon High is the number 131 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 190
- Utah schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.16.1:1
- 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 Water Canyon High
How many students attend Water Canyon High?
311 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 349 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hildale, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Water Canyon High?
16.1 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.Is Water Canyon High a Title I school?
Water Canyon High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Water Canyon High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Water Canyon High scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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.What is the graduation rate at Water Canyon High?
70-79% of the 57 students in Water Canyon 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.What district is Water Canyon High in?
Washington County School District, NCES district ID 4901140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490114001521 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.