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La Sal School
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7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About La Sal School
La Sal School is an elementary-level community of one-room-style scale in LA SAL, Utah, overseen by San Juan District, hosting 7 students in grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so La Sal School sits 99% smaller than that benchmark.
Within San Juan District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,873 students, La Sal School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, La Sal School lists that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 46% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, La Sal School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Juan County) shows that median household income runs about $64,481, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. La Sal School is one of 13 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 3,032 students).
Nearest neighbor: Grand County High, around 23.6 miles off.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Sal School has declined 42%, going from 12 students in 2018 to 7 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 0% to 29% over that span.
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San Juan County at a glance
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