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C+

Tintic School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Eureka.

Eureka’s Schools page →

Students
276
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,327
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tintic School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Utah districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 112% more per student than the UT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $2,076 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 well below the state, 2020–21
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Eureka 663

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eureka. Grade by grade →

PK–6Eureka SchoolThis district
7–12Tintic HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 38.8% · 102 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 88.3% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$24,327 per student · 112% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 72%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
220’20
244’21
267’22
275’23
276’24

Up 25.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Eureka School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eureka
B−
101 students11:1
West Desert School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Trout Creek
22 students22:1
Tintic High
High · Grades 7–12 · Eureka
C
142 students13:1
West Desert High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Trout Creek
11 students5:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.