West High
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Salt Lake City, Utah
West High in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 2,503 students in 2024-25 with 109.5 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, 35% 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 87% (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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
2,600 students in 2022-23, 2,505 students in 2023-24, 2,503 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 117.7 to 109.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,600 | 117.7 | 22.1 |
| 2023-24 | 2,505 | 112.8 | 22.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,503 | 109.5 | 22.9 |
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.
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).
21 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West High enrolled 2,698 students and had 8.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses21
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)8.3, one per 327 of the 2,698 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.1% of students were Hispanic, 25.5% White, 9.2% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.1%
- White25.5%
- Pacific Islander9.2%
- Asian6.9%
- Two or more races5.4%
- Black4.8%
- American Indian1.1%
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 West High scored proficient or above: 35% 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 | 35% | 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
87% of the 642 students in West 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 | 87% | 76% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 642 | 1,910 | 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.
High schools in Salt Lake City
13 public high schools in Salt Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment; West High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High | 2,503 | 22.9 | 44.8% |
| Skyline High | 2,186 | 27.5 | 7.0% |
| Olympus High | 2,151 | 24.9 | 14.6% |
| Highland High | 1,973 | 23.2 | 25.3% |
| East High | 1,764 | 21.1 | 48.5% |
| Cottonwood High | 1,451 | 23.2 | 44.1% |
| Academy for Math Engineering & Science | 460 | 19.1 | 18.0% |
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education | 368 | 16.8 | 37.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West High
- City AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 92 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Salt Lake Center for Science EducationThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 368 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare West High with City AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Salt Lake District spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in UtahWest High is the number 11 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#11 of 190
- Utah schools by students per teacher22.9 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.22.9:1
- 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 West High
How many students attend West High?
2,503 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,600 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salt Lake City, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at West 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.Is West High a Title I school?
West High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at West High scored proficient or above: 35% 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 West High?
87% of the 642 students in West 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 West High in?
Salt Lake District, NCES district ID 4900870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490087000524 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.