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Iron School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Cedar City, Enoch, Parowan, Paragonah, Kanarraville and Brian Head.

Cedar City’s School Grade B better than 63% of Utah school districts

Students
14,125
Schools
18
Spent per student
$8,969
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$60M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Iron School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Utah districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the UT average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $60M, about $4,251 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2020–21
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BCedar City 41,871BEnoch 8,847BParowan 3,282Paragonah 578Kanarraville 491Brian Head 162

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cedar City. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.8% · 4,742 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 88.3% · 784 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$8,969 per student · 22% below UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,091’20
12,159’21
12,739’22
14,790’23
14,125’24

Up 27.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

18 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Iron County Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cedar City
172 students29:1
Escalante Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Beryl
B
134 students16:1
Three Peaks Pre School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cedar City
103 students
Southwest Educational Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Cedar City
B−
4,239 students
Three Peaks School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
B+
646 students20:1
Iron Springs School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
A−
636 students20:1
Cedar East School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
C+
598 students20:1
Cedar North School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
B
578 students20:1
Cedar South School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
C+
545 students18:1
Enoch School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Enoch
B
516 students17:1
Fiddlers Canyon School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cedar City
B−
515 students21:1
Parowan School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Parowan
B
418 students18:1
Cedar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cedar City
B+
1,139 students20:1
Canyon View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cedar City
B−
948 students19:1
Parowan High
High · Grades 7–12 · Parowan
C
349 students17:1
Cedar City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar City
C+
1,372 students20:1
Canyon View High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar City
C
1,021 students17:1
Launch High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar City
A−
196 students23:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.