Utah · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Utah 147 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
147 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Spectrum Academy ranks first in Utah for funding equity at 92/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
92/100 top score (Spectrum Academy)
$18,354 per-pupil spending in the top district
23 districts scoring 70 or higher
12 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Spectrum Academy 1,561 $18,354 21.7% 1.4% 92 2 Pinnacle Canyon Academy 407 $14,486 57.0% 2.0% 87 3 Piute District 286 $23,479 47.7% 15.3% 82 4 Utah Virtual Academy 1,772 $12,103 44.3% 0.0% 80 5 Tintic District 267 $22,442 37.6% 20.2% 80 6 San Juan District 3,017 $17,104 97.3% 16.0% 78 7 Pacific Heritage Academy 316 $11,130 65.2% 1.1% 78 8 Utah International Charter School 236 $12,458 1.7% 1.7% 78 9 Daggett District 216 $24,523 18.7% 39.9% 78 10 Mountain Heights Academy 928 $10,680 12.6% 0.9% 77 11 Lumen Scholar Institute 382 $10,298 12.6% 0.0% 76 12 Roots Charter High School 211 $15,024 61.6% 13.0% 76 13 Greenwood Charter School 368 $10,473 43.8% 1.6% 75 14 Mountain View Montessori 227 $10,189 29.1% 1.4% 75 15 Utah Military Academy 908 $12,369 25.5% 4.2% 73 16 Salt Lake Center for Science Education 344 $12,218 36.9% 3.8% 73 17 C.S. Lewis Academy 291 $8,955 48.1% 0.9% 72 18 Rich District 513 $21,021 25.3% 57.7% 71 19 Park City District 4,504 $17,523 13.6% 89.2% 70 20 Emery District 2,230 $14,633 43.7% 53.5% 70 21 Garfield District 1,312 $12,261 30.9% 29.3% 70 22 Ogden Preparatory Academy 1,022 $9,927 52.2% 0.9% 70 23 Utah Arts Academy 272 $12,313 22.1% 5.7% 70 24 No. Ut. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science 1,120 $18,421 9.2% 3.9% 69 25 Walden School of Liberal Arts 426 $10,228 26.1% 3.4% 69 26 Valley Academy 529 $10,002 35.0% 1.3% 67 27 Carbon District 3,468 $12,592 41.7% 38.4% 66 28 South Sanpete District 3,310 $11,794 37.1% 23.7% 65 29 Wayne District 473 $15,448 40.5% 29.3% 65 30 Salt Lake District 19,896 $13,808 52.6% 59.3% 64 31 Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts 203 $12,596 11.3% 15.9% 64 32 North Summit District 1,053 $14,559 15.9% 59.6% 63 33 South Summit District 1,717 $13,207 12.9% 68.9% 62 34 Dual Immersion Academy 471 $10,119 62.6% 4.4% 62 35 Intech Collegiate Academy 218 $11,087 13.3% 3.2% 62 36 Millard District 3,264 $12,567 35.3% 45.2% 61 37 Ascent Academies of Utah 2,635 $9,743 23.5% 0.8% 61 38 Academy for Math Engineering & Science 454 $11,093 14.1% 3.1% 61 39 Paradigm High School 348 $10,710 13.5% 6.7% 61 40 Duchesne District 5,435 $11,252 34.8% 38.7% 60 41 Beaver District 1,561 $13,347 33.4% 43.7% 60 42 North Sanpete District 2,752 $11,768 48.1% 26.5% 59 43 Esperanza School 529 $10,357 35.3% 0.6% 59 44 Ogden City District 10,521 $12,734 61.3% 38.3% 58 45 Davinci Academy 1,199 $9,190 25.4% 1.8% 58 46 Vanguard Academy 538 $9,641 58.9% 1.3% 58 47 Leadership Learning Academy 865 $9,649 33.3% 1.4% 57 48 The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery 464 $8,302 24.1% 1.0% 57 49 St. George Academy 223 $9,103 7.6% 1.6% 57 50 Sevier District 4,807 $11,591 46.2% 28.1% 56 51 Monticello Academy 1,080 $9,325 29.4% 1.2% 56 52 Entheos Academy 1,054 $9,084 36.0% 0.8% 56 53 Summit Academy High School 511 $10,110 12.1% 10.7% 56 54 Athenian Eacademy 500 $8,828 40.0% 0.0% 56 55 American Academy of Innovation 408 $9,635 11.3% 3.6% 56 56 Odyssey Charter School 362 $8,970 15.2% 0.6% 56 57 Endeavor Hall 291 $9,540 56.4% 0.6% 56 58 Utah Connections Academy 1,020 $9,958 22.5% 0.0% 55 59 Weilenmann School of Discovery 535 $10,413 1.3% 14.4% 55 60 Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning 449 $8,532 24.5% 1.0% 54 61 Guadalupe School 407 $11,786 56.8% 10.8% 54 62 Merit College Preparatory Academy 468 $8,974 27.1% 5.2% 53 63 Bonneville Academy 423 $8,700 14.9% 1.2% 53 64 Mana Academy Charter School 295 $8,580 98.6% 0.7% 53 65 Canyons District 33,386 $11,268 29.3% 50.9% 51 66 Provo District 14,007 $11,364 30.8% 39.2% 51 67 Wasatch District 9,082 $11,562 19.8% 62.3% 51 68 East Hollywood High 283 $10,848 42.4% - 51 69 Box Elder District 12,649 $10,287 25.2% 36.1% 50 70 Reagan Academy 686 $8,952 11.7% 2.7% 50 71 Terra Academy 646 $8,632 16.6% 0.6% 49 72 Navigator Pointe Academy 411 $8,898 - 1.6% 49 73 Treeside Charter School 409 $7,910 36.4% 2.3% 49 74 Itineris Early College High 328 $10,890 16.8% 5.9% 49 75 Rockwell Charter High School 261 $9,586 17.2% 13.4% 49 76 Granite District 61,197 $11,000 41.2% 38.9% 48 77 Providence Hall 2,163 $9,013 12.7% 4.7% 48 78 Freedom Preparatory Academy 2,074 $9,690 23.4% 2.9% 48 79 Syracuse Arts Academy 1,739 $9,438 12.0% 2.7% 48 80 Kane District 1,519 $13,032 29.7% 44.9% 48 81 Grand District 1,473 $14,004 38.5% 66.2% 48 82 Soldier Hollow Charter School 334 $9,701 4.2% 31.5% 48 83 Weber District 32,888 $9,770 21.8% 31.8% 47 84 Summit Academy 2,013 $9,486 12.6% 11.9% 47 85 Gateway Preparatory Academy 687 $8,837 39.0% 1.4% 47 86 Franklin Discovery Academy 651 $8,447 18.4% 0.7% 47 87 Logan City District 5,420 $11,853 43.4% 41.3% 46 88 North Davis Preparatory Academy 956 $8,904 18.9% 2.4% 46 89 Noah Webster Academy 536 $8,819 31.0% 0.9% 46 90 Edith Bowen Laboratory School 359 $10,014 15.0% 12.5% 46 91 Uintah District 7,004 $11,207 38.8% 41.1% 45 92 American Leadership Academy 1,629 $8,555 26.9% 5.7% 45 93 Venture Academy 779 $8,239 21.6% 2.3% 45 94 Wallace Stegner Academy 1,346 $8,246 55.5% 1.2% 44 95 Renaissance Academy 768 $8,065 10.3% 2.8% 44 96 Open Classroom 315 $9,381 29.8% 4.4% 43 97 Murray District 5,871 $11,273 26.8% 47.3% 42 98 Jefferson Academy 591 $7,746 10.0% 1.1% 42 99 Timpanogos Academy 520 $8,110 6.7% 0.4% 42 100 Cache District 20,227 $10,273 21.1% 31.5% 41 101 Juab District 2,731 $10,484 14.6% 40.2% 41 102 Leadership Academy of Utah 463 $8,549 9.9% 0.4% 41 103 Ranches Academy 367 $8,035 7.4% 1.1% 41 104 Early Light Academy at Daybreak 972 $9,032 10.0% 3.3% 40 105 North Star Academy 526 $8,163 5.3% 1.7% 40 106 Jordan District 59,421 $9,450 15.9% 36.2% 39 107 Tooele District 24,055 $8,733 20.0% 27.4% 39 108 American Preparatory Academy 5,195 $8,708 23.5% 2.6% 39 109 Wasatch Waldorf Charter School 632 $8,630 15.2% 5.6% 39 110 Davis District 73,459 $9,986 15.7% 35.7% 38 111 Athlos Academy of Utah 462 $9,329 23.6% 3.0% 38 112 Real Salt Lake Academy High School 383 $10,360 9.1% 7.3% 38 113 Hawthorn Academy 1,346 $8,247 20.3% 3.0% 37 114 Thomas Edison 1,216 $7,789 23.3% 1.9% 37 115 Salt Lake Arts Academy 404 $9,324 6.4% 12.0% 37 116 Legacy Preparatory Academy 939 $8,143 3.7% 3.3% 36 117 Washington District 37,572 $9,106 28.1% 42.7% 35 118 Lincoln Academy 915 $8,730 13.9% 5.1% 34 119 Scholar Academy 666 $7,532 25.7% 0.9% 34 120 Channing Hall 568 $8,264 7.9% 5.2% 34 121 Success Academy 481 $8,744 11.6% 1.3% 34 122 Fast Forward High 417 $8,086 29.0% 1.1% 34 123 Advantage Arts Academy 332 $7,202 18.1% 0.7% 34 124 Iron District 12,739 $8,643 29.9% 28.1% 33 125 Quest Academy 1,019 $8,656 14.6% 3.3% 33 126 Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 625 $7,698 6.7% 7.0% 33 127 Maria Montessori Academy 379 $7,923 17.9% 1.5% 33 128 Lakeview Academy 1,010 $8,208 7.1% 2.2% 32 129 Beehive Science & Technology Academy 635 $9,046 17.6% 12.0% 32 130 Mountain West Montessori Academy 462 $7,708 12.3% 3.0% 32 131 Good Foundations Academy 431 $7,311 21.8% 1.5% 31 132 Alpine District 87,136 $9,266 17.8% 36.4% 30 133 Excelsior Academy 1,397 $8,666 14.7% 2.1% 30 134 Highmark Charter School 677 $7,767 1.8% 4.3% 30 135 Wasatch Peak Academy 485 $7,918 14.0% 1.5% 30 136 Nebo District 37,044 $8,911 22.0% 33.8% 29 137 Voyage Academy 522 $7,523 14.4% 0.8% 29 138 Mountainville Academy 801 $6,567 4.6% 5.9% 28 139 Morgan District 3,339 $9,288 10.5% 42.6% 26 140 George Washington Academy 1,003 $7,474 16.8% 2.4% 26 141 Utah County Academy of Science 556 $7,881 12.1% 3.5% 24 142 Bridge Elementary School 533 $7,600 26.5% 2.5% 24 143 Canyon Rim Academy 518 $7,309 7.1% 2.8% 23 144 Mountain Sunrise Academy 507 $6,544 5.3% 1.3% 23 145 Vista School 1,112 $6,609 29.5% 5.7% 22 146 Canyon Grove Academy 650 $7,278 10.2% 1.3% 22 147 Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy 524 $8,031 0.6% 11.5% 17
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology
- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.