Mountain Heights Academy

Mountain Heights Academy, a medium-sized 9-12 campus in WEST JORDAN, Utah, operated by Mountain Heights Academy, educates 864 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Operationally, Mountain Heights Academy answers to Mountain Heights Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Mountain Heights Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Mountain Heights Academy records 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, Salt Lake County reports that median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountain Heights Academy is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Nearest neighbor: Riverside School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain Heights Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. As a public charter, Mountain Heights Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Mountain Heights Academy's enrollment has rose 24% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 864). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 5% to 14% over that span.

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