Moab Charter School

Set in MOAB, Utah, Moab Charter School is an one-room-style elementary school, part of Moab Charter School. It serves 70 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Operationally, Moab Charter School answers to Moab Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Moab Charter School logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 24% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 3% Pacific Islander. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Moab Charter School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grand County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,106 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Moab Charter School is one of 5 public schools in Grand County (combined enrollment of about 1,506 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grand County High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a public charter, Moab Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 37%: 112 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 63% over that span.

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