Mountain Crest High

Set in HYRUM, Utah, Mountain Crest High is an expansive senior high, part of Cache District. It serves 1,547 students across grades 8 through 12. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Across the 26 schools in Cache District (20,286 students total), Mountain Crest High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mountain Crest High logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic. Compared to Cache County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mountain Crest High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cache County shows median household earnings sit near $81,665, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mountain Crest High is one of 44 public schools in Cache County (combined enrollment of about 28,291 students).

Nearest neighbor: Canyon School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain Crest High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

Mountain Crest High operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain Crest High has ticked up 12%, going from 1,380 students in 2018 to 1,547 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.