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C+

Uintah School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Vernal, Naples and Ballard.

Vernal’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Utah school districts

Students
6,687
Schools
13
Spent per student
$12,916
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$8.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Uintah School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Utah districts
  • Spends 13% more per student than the UT average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.3M, about $1,241 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Vernal 10,671C+Naples 2,488C+Ballard 1,303

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Vernal. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Uintah HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.8% · 3,265 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 88.3% · 461 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
$12,916 per student · 13% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 50%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,787’20
6,978’21
7,004’22
6,942’23
6,687’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Uintah Specialized Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Vernal
205 students
Discovery School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vernal
B+
656 students23:1
Maeser School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vernal
B+
473 students22:1
Naples School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vernal
C+
456 students21:1
Ashley School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vernal
C−
442 students17:1
Davis School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Vernal
C+
442 students23:1
Eagle View School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Roosevelt
D−
278 students17:1
Lapoint School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Point
D
147 students17:1
Uintah Online School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Vernal
D
37 students
Vernal Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vernal
C+
842 students22:1
Uintah Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vernal
B−
579 students21:1
Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.
High · Grades 8–12 · Vernal
287 students
Uintah High
High · Grades 9–12 · Vernal
C−
1,843 students24:1

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.