School Funding Equity in Utah 147 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology .
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Highly Equitable (70+)
# District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Spectrum Academy 1,561 $19,600 21.7% 1.4% 89 2 Advantage Arts Academy 332 $45,687 18.1% 0.7% 85 3 Utah Arts Academy 272 $29,584 22.1% 5.7% 82 4 Tintic District 267 $26,074 37.6% 20.2% 80 5 Pinnacle Canyon Academy 407 $12,572 57.0% 2.0% 79 6 Utah International Charter School 236 $14,910 1.7% 1.7% 79 7 Piute District 286 $22,206 47.7% 15.3% 78 8 Beehive Science & Technology Academy 635 $55,157 17.6% 12.0% 77 9 San Juan District 3,017 $16,869 97.3% 16.0% 76 10 Legacy Preparatory Academy 939 $17,844 3.7% 3.3% 76 11 Lumen Scholar Institute 382 $10,932 12.6% 0.0% 76 12 Daggett District 216 $24,266 18.7% 39.9% 75 13 Roots Charter High School 211 $15,478 61.6% 13.0% 75 14 Pacific Heritage Academy 316 $11,208 65.2% 1.1% 74 15 Mountain Heights Academy 928 $10,861 12.6% 0.9% 73 16 Wallace Stegner Academy 1,346 $21,739 55.5% 1.2% 72 17 Freedom Preparatory Academy 2,074 $13,779 23.4% 2.9% 71 18 Utah Virtual Academy 1,772 $10,379 44.3% 0.0% 71 19 Mountain Sunrise Academy 507 $31,242 5.3% 1.3% 71 20 Ascent Academies of Utah 2,635 $11,030 23.5% 0.8% 69 21 Emery District 2,230 $27,568 43.7% 53.5% 69 22 Utah Military Academy 908 $12,341 25.5% 4.2% 69 23 Wayne District 473 $14,543 40.5% 29.3% 69 24 Salt Lake Center for Science Education 344 $11,532 36.9% 3.8% 69 25 Mountain View Montessori 227 $10,373 29.1% 1.4% 69 26 Bridge Elementary School 533 $35,872 26.5% 2.5% 68 27 Rich District 513 $21,052 25.3% 57.7% 68 28 Park City District 4,504 $18,214 13.6% 89.2% 67 29 C.S. Lewis Academy 291 $10,219 48.1% 0.9% 67 30 Treeside Charter School 409 $10,326 36.4% 2.3% 66 31 Greenwood Charter School 368 $10,020 43.8% 1.6% 66 32 Carbon District 3,468 $17,372 41.7% 38.4% 65 33 Valley Academy 529 $9,384 35.0% 1.3% 64 34 Rockwell Charter High School 261 $12,235 17.2% 13.4% 64 35 Vista School 1,112 $15,630 29.5% 5.7% 63 36 Odyssey Charter School 362 $9,807 15.2% 0.6% 63 37 Salt Lake District 19,896 $14,329 52.6% 59.3% 62 38 North Summit District 1,053 $15,688 15.9% 59.6% 62 39 Ogden Preparatory Academy 1,022 $9,539 52.2% 0.9% 61 40 American Academy of Innovation 408 $11,868 11.3% 3.6% 61 41 Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts 203 $13,471 11.3% 15.9% 61 42 Renaissance Academy 768 $10,785 10.3% 2.8% 60 43 Ogden City District 10,521 $15,547 61.3% 38.3% 59 44 South Sanpete District 3,310 $11,421 37.1% 23.7% 59 45 South Summit District 1,717 $15,287 12.9% 68.9% 59 46 Vanguard Academy 538 $9,339 58.9% 1.3% 59 47 Athenian eAcademy 500 $9,191 40.0% 0.0% 59 48 Walden School of Liberal Arts 426 $9,763 26.1% 3.4% 59 49 Syracuse Arts Academy 1,739 $11,738 12.0% 2.7% 58 50 Endeavor Hall 291 $10,895 56.4% 0.6% 58 51 St. George Academy 223 $9,718 7.6% 1.6% 58 52 Duchesne District 5,435 $11,849 34.8% 38.7% 57 53 Dual Immersion Academy 471 $11,032 62.6% 4.4% 57 54 Monticello Academy 1,080 $9,599 29.4% 1.2% 56 55 Leadership Learning Academy 865 $10,072 33.3% 1.4% 56 56 Edith Bowen Laboratory School 359 $13,679 15.0% 12.5% 56 57 Canyons District 33,386 $14,236 29.3% 50.9% 54 58 Provo District 14,007 $13,633 30.8% 39.2% 53 59 Millard District 3,264 $13,201 35.3% 45.2% 53 60 North Sanpete District 2,752 $11,645 48.1% 26.5% 53 61 Providence Hall 2,163 $10,424 12.7% 4.7% 52 62 Terra Academy 646 $10,059 16.6% 0.6% 52 63 Esperanza School 529 $9,775 35.3% 0.6% 52 64 Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning 449 $8,955 24.5% 1.0% 52 65 Mana Academy Charter School 295 $9,195 98.6% 0.7% 52 66 Box Elder District 12,649 $11,680 25.2% 36.1% 51 67 Gateway Preparatory Academy 687 $9,696 39.0% 1.4% 51 68 Juab District 2,731 $14,054 14.6% 40.2% 50 69 Beaver District 1,561 $14,777 33.4% 43.7% 50 70 Kane District 1,519 $19,943 29.7% 44.9% 50 71 Grand District 1,473 $15,624 38.5% 66.2% 50 72 Entheos Academy 1,054 $9,084 36.0% 0.8% 50 73 Summit Academy High School 511 $10,041 12.1% 10.7% 50 74 Athlos Academy of Utah 462 $12,386 23.6% 3.0% 50 75 Guadalupe School 407 $11,994 56.8% 10.8% 50 76 Granite District 61,197 $12,342 41.2% 38.9% 49 77 Davinci Academy 1,199 $8,757 25.4% 1.8% 49 78 Merit College Preparatory Academy 468 $9,331 27.1% 5.2% 49 79 Academy for Math Engineering & Science 454 $9,994 14.1% 3.1% 49 80 Soldier Hollow Charter School 334 $10,745 4.2% 31.5% 49 81 Itineris Early College High 328 $10,571 16.8% 5.9% 49 82 Summit Academy 2,013 $10,526 12.6% 11.9% 48 83 Garfield District 1,312 $14,710 30.9% 29.3% 48 84 Sevier District 4,807 $11,673 46.2% 28.1% 47 85 Intech Collegiate Academy 218 $10,523 13.3% 3.2% 47 86 Venture Academy 779 $8,806 21.6% 2.3% 46 87 Reagan Academy 686 $9,153 11.7% 2.7% 46 88 Franklin Discovery Academy 651 $8,184 18.4% 0.7% 46 89 Weber District 32,888 $11,173 21.8% 31.8% 45 90 Logan City District 5,420 $13,276 43.4% 41.3% 45 91 Paradigm High School 348 $9,235 13.5% 6.7% 45 92 East Hollywood High 283 $9,940 42.4% — 45 93 Leadership Academy of Utah 463 $8,457 9.9% 0.4% 44 94 American Preparatory Academy 5,195 $9,670 23.5% 2.6% 43 95 American Leadership Academy 1,629 $8,960 26.9% 5.7% 43 96 Open Classroom 315 $10,241 29.8% 4.4% 43 97 No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science 1,120 $10,004 9.2% 3.9% 41 98 Fast Forward High 417 $9,302 29.0% 1.1% 41 99 Maria Montessori Academy 379 $8,884 17.9% 1.5% 41 100 Uintah District 7,004 $11,230 38.8% 41.1% 40 101 Early Light Academy at Daybreak 972 $9,323 10.0% 3.3% 40 102 Channing Hall 568 $9,310 7.9% 5.2% 40 103 Navigator Pointe Academy 411 $8,057 — 1.6% 40 104 Utah Connections Academy 1,020 $8,634 22.5% 0.0% 39 105 North Star Academy 526 $8,587 5.3% 1.7% 39 106 The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery 464 $8,263 24.1% 1.0% 39 107 Nebo District 37,044 $10,570 22.0% 33.8% 38 108 Murray District 5,871 $11,255 26.8% 47.3% 38 109 Weilenmann School of Discovery 535 $9,962 1.3% 14.4% 38 110 Excelsior Academy 1,397 $9,980 14.7% 2.1% 37 111 Hawthorn Academy 1,346 $8,394 20.3% 3.0% 37 112 Noah Webster Academy 536 $8,382 31.0% 0.9% 37 113 Salt Lake Arts Academy 404 $9,629 6.4% 12.0% 37 114 Scholar Academy 666 $7,877 25.7% 0.9% 36 115 Wasatch Waldorf Charter School 632 $8,830 15.2% 5.6% 36 116 Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 625 $8,201 6.7% 7.0% 36 117 Good Foundations Academy 431 $8,244 21.8% 1.5% 36 118 Ranches Academy 367 $7,408 7.4% 1.1% 36 119 Wasatch District 9,082 $12,026 19.8% 62.3% 35 120 North Davis Preparatory Academy 956 $7,973 18.9% 2.4% 35 121 Timpanogos Academy 520 $8,054 6.7% 0.4% 35 122 Tooele District 24,055 $10,539 20.0% 27.4% 34 123 Cache District 20,227 $10,012 21.1% 31.5% 34 124 Jefferson Academy 591 $7,998 10.0% 1.1% 34 125 Morgan District 3,339 $10,491 10.5% 42.6% 33 126 Lincoln Academy 915 $9,144 13.9% 5.1% 33 127 Mountain West Montessori Academy 462 $8,302 12.3% 3.0% 33 128 Thomas Edison 1,216 $7,529 23.3% 1.9% 32 129 Bonneville Academy 423 $7,934 14.9% 1.2% 32 130 Voyage Academy 522 $7,977 14.4% 0.8% 31 131 Davis District 73,459 $9,987 15.7% 35.7% 30 132 Jordan District 59,421 $9,748 15.9% 36.2% 30 133 Lakeview Academy 1,010 $7,711 7.1% 2.2% 30 134 Wasatch Peak Academy 485 $7,797 14.0% 1.5% 30 135 Canyon Grove Academy 650 $8,337 10.2% 1.3% 29 136 Highmark Charter School 677 $7,762 1.8% 4.3% 28 137 Real Salt Lake Academy High School 383 $9,699 9.1% 7.3% 28 138 Quest Academy 1,019 $8,289 14.6% 3.3% 27 139 Washington District 37,572 $9,512 28.1% 42.7% 26 140 George Washington Academy 1,003 $7,872 16.8% 2.4% 26 141 Utah County Academy of Science 556 $8,781 12.1% 3.5% 26 142 Alpine District 87,136 $9,402 17.8% 36.4% 25 143 Success Academy 481 $8,101 11.6% 1.3% 25 144 Mountainville Academy 801 $7,301 4.6% 5.9% 24 145 Iron District 12,739 $8,861 29.9% 28.1% 22 146 Canyon Rim Academy 518 $6,760 7.1% 2.8% 22 147 Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy 524 $7,542 0.6% 11.5% 12
How the Equity Score Works The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:
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.