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.
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)
$17,492 per-pupil spending in the top district
21 districts scoring 70 or higher
12 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Spectrum Academy 1,561 $17,492 21.7% 1.4% 92 2 Pinnacle Canyon Academy 407 $11,940 57.0% 2.0% 85 3 Utah International Charter School 236 $14,889 1.7% 1.7% 85 4 Mountain Heights Academy 928 $10,806 12.6% 0.9% 82 5 Lumen Scholar Institute 382 $10,796 12.6% 0.0% 82 6 Piute District 286 $20,129 47.7% 15.3% 81 7 Tintic District 267 $21,230 37.6% 20.2% 80 8 San Juan District 3,017 $15,637 97.3% 16.0% 79 9 Mountain View Montessori 227 $10,246 29.1% 1.4% 78 10 Daggett District 216 $22,234 18.7% 39.9% 78 11 C.S. Lewis Academy 291 $9,212 48.1% 0.9% 77 12 Roots Charter High School 211 $15,478 61.6% 13.0% 77 13 Pacific Heritage Academy 316 $9,714 65.2% 1.1% 76 14 Utah Virtual Academy 1,772 $10,001 44.3% 0.0% 75 15 Salt Lake Center for Science Education 344 $11,521 36.9% 3.8% 75 16 Treeside Charter School 409 $10,264 36.4% 2.3% 73 17 Greenwood Charter School 368 $9,463 43.8% 1.6% 73 18 Utah Military Academy 908 $10,917 25.5% 4.2% 71 19 Rich District 513 $18,829 25.3% 57.7% 71 20 Park City District 4,504 $15,520 13.6% 89.2% 70 21 Emery District 2,230 $13,593 43.7% 53.5% 70 22 Garfield District 1,312 $10,963 30.9% 29.3% 69 23 Ascent Academies of Utah 2,635 $9,868 23.5% 0.8% 66 24 Ogden Preparatory Academy 1,022 $8,751 52.2% 0.9% 66 25 Utah Arts Academy 272 $10,745 22.1% 5.7% 66 26 Carbon District 3,468 $11,386 41.7% 38.4% 65 27 Wayne District 473 $14,182 40.5% 29.3% 65 28 Salt Lake District 19,896 $12,784 52.6% 59.3% 64 29 Duchesne District 5,435 $10,933 34.8% 38.7% 63 30 South Sanpete District 3,310 $10,383 37.1% 23.7% 63 31 South Summit District 1,717 $12,171 12.9% 68.9% 63 32 North Summit District 1,053 $13,326 15.9% 59.6% 63 33 Walden School of Liberal Arts 426 $8,958 26.1% 3.4% 63 34 Dual Immersion Academy 471 $9,311 62.6% 4.4% 62 35 Odyssey Charter School 362 $9,003 15.2% 0.6% 62 36 Millard District 3,264 $11,618 35.3% 45.2% 61 37 American Academy of Innovation 408 $9,605 11.3% 3.6% 61 38 Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts 203 $11,102 11.3% 15.9% 61 39 Beaver District 1,561 $12,119 33.4% 43.7% 60 40 Edith Bowen Laboratory School 359 $12,045 15.0% 12.5% 60 41 Endeavor Hall 291 $9,403 56.4% 0.6% 60 42 Intech Collegiate Academy 218 $10,106 13.3% 3.2% 60 43 North Sanpete District 2,752 $10,687 48.1% 26.5% 59 44 Valley Academy 529 $8,423 35.0% 1.3% 59 45 Ogden City District 10,521 $11,358 61.3% 38.3% 57 46 Monticello Academy 1,080 $8,922 29.4% 1.2% 57 47 Entheos Academy 1,054 $8,462 36.0% 0.8% 56 48 Leadership Learning Academy 865 $9,016 33.3% 1.4% 56 49 Academy for Math Engineering & Science 454 $9,604 14.1% 3.1% 56 50 Guadalupe School 407 $11,540 56.8% 10.8% 56 51 Mana Academy Charter School 295 $8,290 98.6% 0.7% 56 52 Wallace Stegner Academy 1,346 $8,991 55.5% 1.2% 55 53 Soldier Hollow Charter School 334 $9,892 4.2% 31.5% 55 54 Sevier District 4,807 $10,108 46.2% 28.1% 54 55 Terra Academy 646 $8,479 16.6% 0.6% 54 56 Weilenmann School of Discovery 535 $9,407 1.3% 14.4% 53 57 Esperanza School 529 $8,767 35.3% 0.6% 53 58 Athenian Eacademy 500 $8,095 40.0% 0.0% 53 59 The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery 464 $7,317 24.1% 1.0% 53 60 Provo District 14,007 $10,717 30.8% 39.2% 52 61 Vanguard Academy 538 $8,408 58.9% 1.3% 52 62 Canyons District 33,386 $10,509 29.3% 50.9% 51 63 Freedom Preparatory Academy 2,074 $9,360 23.4% 2.9% 51 64 Syracuse Arts Academy 1,739 $9,169 12.0% 2.7% 51 65 Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning 449 $7,471 24.5% 1.0% 51 66 Open Classroom 315 $10,241 29.8% 4.4% 51 67 Providence Hall 2,163 $8,540 12.7% 4.7% 50 68 No. Ut. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science 1,120 $9,675 9.2% 3.9% 50 69 Beehive Science & Technology Academy 635 $11,201 17.6% 12.0% 50 70 Granite District 61,197 $10,325 41.2% 38.9% 49 71 Wasatch District 9,082 $10,533 19.8% 62.3% 49 72 Davinci Academy 1,199 $7,807 25.4% 1.8% 49 73 Utah Connections Academy 1,020 $8,634 22.5% 0.0% 49 74 Box Elder District 12,649 $9,494 25.2% 36.1% 48 75 Summit Academy 2,013 $9,128 12.6% 11.9% 48 76 American Leadership Academy 1,629 $8,245 26.9% 5.7% 48 77 Kane District 1,519 $11,781 29.7% 44.9% 48 78 Grand District 1,473 $12,884 38.5% 66.2% 48 79 Venture Academy 779 $7,963 21.6% 2.3% 48 80 Summit Academy High School 511 $8,510 12.1% 10.7% 48 81 Merit College Preparatory Academy 468 $7,975 27.1% 5.2% 48 82 St. George Academy 223 $7,361 7.6% 1.6% 48 83 Uintah District 7,004 $10,757 38.8% 41.1% 47 84 Reagan Academy 686 $8,133 11.7% 2.7% 47 85 Leadership Academy of Utah 463 $8,422 9.9% 0.4% 47 86 Weber District 32,888 $9,134 21.8% 31.8% 46 87 Athlos Academy of Utah 462 $9,658 23.6% 3.0% 46 88 Fast Forward High 417 $8,653 29.0% 1.1% 46 89 Navigator Pointe Academy 411 $7,920 - 1.6% 46 90 Rockwell Charter High School 261 $8,638 17.2% 13.4% 46 91 Gateway Preparatory Academy 687 $8,162 39.0% 1.4% 45 92 Bonneville Academy 423 $7,076 14.9% 1.2% 45 93 Juab District 2,731 $10,431 14.6% 40.2% 44 94 Paradigm High School 348 $8,146 13.5% 6.7% 44 95 Advantage Arts Academy 332 $7,842 18.1% 0.7% 44 96 East Hollywood High 283 $9,044 42.4% - 44 97 Itineris Early College High 328 $9,261 16.8% 5.9% 43 98 Logan City District 5,420 $10,166 43.4% 41.3% 42 99 American Preparatory Academy 5,195 $8,350 23.5% 2.6% 42 100 Legacy Preparatory Academy 939 $8,282 3.7% 3.3% 42 101 Renaissance Academy 768 $7,227 10.3% 2.8% 42 102 Timpanogos Academy 520 $7,459 6.7% 0.4% 42 103 Noah Webster Academy 536 $7,749 31.0% 0.9% 41 104 Bridge Elementary School 533 $8,748 26.5% 2.5% 41 105 Murray District 5,871 $10,367 26.8% 47.3% 40 106 Jefferson Academy 591 $6,623 10.0% 1.1% 40 107 Tooele District 24,055 $8,137 20.0% 27.4% 39 108 Excelsior Academy 1,397 $8,868 14.7% 2.1% 39 109 Franklin Discovery Academy 651 $6,907 18.4% 0.7% 39 110 Cache District 20,227 $9,309 21.1% 31.5% 38 111 Thomas Edison 1,216 $7,175 23.3% 1.9% 38 112 North Davis Preparatory Academy 956 $7,494 18.9% 2.4% 38 113 North Star Academy 526 $7,125 5.3% 1.7% 38 114 Good Foundations Academy 431 $7,490 21.8% 1.5% 38 115 Ranches Academy 367 $6,862 7.4% 1.1% 38 116 Davis District 73,459 $9,252 15.7% 35.7% 37 117 Lincoln Academy 915 $8,333 13.9% 5.1% 37 118 Maria Montessori Academy 379 $7,681 17.9% 1.5% 37 119 Jordan District 59,421 $8,709 15.9% 36.2% 36 120 Hawthorn Academy 1,346 $7,439 20.3% 3.0% 36 121 Early Light Academy at Daybreak 972 $8,051 10.0% 3.3% 36 122 Scholar Academy 666 $7,108 25.7% 0.9% 36 123 Wasatch Waldorf Charter School 632 $7,625 15.2% 5.6% 36 124 Channing Hall 568 $8,128 7.9% 5.2% 36 125 Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 625 $7,393 6.7% 7.0% 35 126 Mountain West Montessori Academy 462 $7,483 12.3% 3.0% 35 127 Salt Lake Arts Academy 404 $8,381 6.4% 12.0% 34 128 Iron District 12,739 $8,010 29.9% 28.1% 33 129 Washington District 37,572 $8,179 28.1% 42.7% 31 130 Canyon Grove Academy 650 $7,938 10.2% 1.3% 31 131 Nebo District 37,044 $8,448 22.0% 33.8% 30 132 Quest Academy 1,019 $7,640 14.6% 3.3% 30 133 Highmark Charter School 677 $7,022 1.8% 4.3% 30 134 Voyage Academy 522 $7,004 14.4% 0.8% 30 135 Wasatch Peak Academy 485 $7,313 14.0% 1.5% 30 136 Lakeview Academy 1,010 $7,079 7.1% 2.2% 29 137 Real Salt Lake Academy High School 383 $8,660 9.1% 7.3% 29 138 Mountainville Academy 801 $6,307 4.6% 5.9% 28 139 Alpine District 87,136 $8,458 17.8% 36.4% 27 140 George Washington Academy 1,003 $7,062 16.8% 2.4% 27 141 Mountain Sunrise Academy 507 $6,817 5.3% 1.3% 25 142 Morgan District 3,339 $8,395 10.5% 42.6% 23 143 Vista School 1,112 $6,297 29.5% 5.7% 23 144 Success Academy 481 $6,632 11.6% 1.3% 23 145 Utah County Academy of Science 556 $6,910 12.1% 3.5% 22 146 Canyon Rim Academy 518 $6,632 7.1% 2.8% 22 147 Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy 524 $6,863 0.6% 11.5% 14
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 2021-22, released in 2024),
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
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.