Enrollment
211
High
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN DISTRICT·NCES 490090000535
Monticello High
148 S 200 W, MONTICELLO, UT 84535 · (435) 678-1130 · San Juan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
81 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 11% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 61.9% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monticello High
Monticello High's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello High this school | 211 | 38.4% | 45.7% |
| Milford High MILFORD | 205 | 35.6% | 40.3% |
| Gunnison Valley High GUNNISON | 319 | 40.1% | 39.3% |
| Millard High FILLMORE | 382 | 40.8% | 49.7% |
| North Sevier High SALINA | 270 | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| Duchesne High DUCHESNE | 408 | 34.8% | 26.2% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monticello High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #36 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #14 of 42 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #20 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #144 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #10 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #91 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #45 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #9 of 51 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
211
-47 (-18%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 211 | 13.4 | 15.7:1 | 38% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 13.5 | 16.1:1 | 45% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 13.7 | 17.1:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 277 | N/A | N/A | 99% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 33% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello High.
About Monticello High
Monticello High is a small high school that serves part of MONTICELLO, Utah. Enrolled students number 211 students, in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Utah average about 980 students each.
Monticello High sits within San Juan District, which has 11 schools and 2,873 students.
A majority of students at Monticello High, 80%, are White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 33 points above the 46% share among San Juan County residents. By the diversity index, Monticello High comes in at 35%.
Monticello High counts 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. The 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in San Juan County, the average is 73%.
Monticello High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.7% and a predicted 41.0%.
San Juan County has about 14,483 residents, and median household income is about $64,481, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in San Juan County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,032.
Monticello School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Nearby schools average 37.0% on proficiency, and Monticello High is above that at 45.7%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 258 to 211 over 4 years.
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,483
Census ACS
Median income
$64,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan District
- Blanding SchoolElementary · 509 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 425 students
- Albert R. Lyman MiddleMiddle · 330 students
- Whitehorse HighHigh · 303 students
- Montezuma Creek SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Monticello SchoolElementary · 277 students
Other Monticello High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monticello High. Monticello High is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Monticello HighCharlottesville, VA · 1,184 students
- MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOLMONTICELLO, NY · 833 students
- MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOLMONTICELLO, AR · 506 students
- Monticello High SchoolMonticello, IL · 489 students
- Monticello High SchoolMonticello, IA · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello School0.3 mi · 277
- Albert R. Lyman Middle17.9 mi · 330
- San Juan High18.1 mi · 425
- Blanding School18.7 mi · 509
- Dove Creek Elementary School25.2 mi · 124
- Dove Creek High School25.3 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Monticello HighHow large is Monticello High?
Monticello High enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Monticello High serve?
Monticello High serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Monticello High have?
Monticello High employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Monticello High?
Student demographics at Monticello High are roughly 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Monticello High?
Monticello High is overseen by San Juan District in San Juan County.
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