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B−

Piute School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Circleville, Marysvale, Junction and Kingston.

Circleville’s Schools page →

Students
453
Schools
6
Spent per student
$24,398
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Piute School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Utah districts
  • Spends 113% more per student than the UT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 46.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $12,141 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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 below the state, 2020–21
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Circleville 517Marysvale 485Junction 203Kingston 129

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Circleville. Grade by grade →

K–8Circleville SchoolThis district
9–12Piute HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 38.8% · 153 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 88.3% · 35 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
$24,398 per student · 113% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 89%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
310’20
311’21
286’22
294’23
453’24

Up 46.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Circleville Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Circleville
17 students17:1
Oscarson Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Marysvale
5 students
Utah Peak Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Junction
161 students
Circleville School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Circleville
A−
105 students11:1
Oscarson School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Marysvale
24 students9:1
Piute High
High · Grades 7–12 · Junction
C
141 students11:1

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.