Iron County Preschool

Iron County Preschool is an one-room-style elementary campus in CEDAR CITY, Utah, run under Iron District. The school works with 172 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 65% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Iron District runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 14,125 students. Iron County Preschool is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Iron County Preschool shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Iron County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.7:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Iron County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,247 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iron County Preschool is one of 21 public schools in Iron County (combined enrollment of about 15,285 students).

The closest other public school is Cedar South School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Iron County Preschool.

Iron County Preschool operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 188 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 72% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.