Enrollment
349
High
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039000284
Parowan High
50 W 100 N, PAROWAN, UT 84761 · (435) 477-3366 · Iron County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
116 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Iron District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
UT avg 41.8% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 41.8% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Parowan High
Parowan High's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parowan High this school | 349 | 33.2% | 46.2% |
| Emery High CASTLE DALE | 614 | 33.6% | 39.3% |
| Duchesne High DUCHESNE | 408 | 34.8% | 26.2% |
| South Sevier High MONROE | 426 | 38.0% | 41.6% |
| North Sevier High SALINA | 270 | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| Enterprise High ENTERPRISE | 537 | 38.4% | 42.2% |
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 Parowan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #35 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #24 of 42 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #30 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #123 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #16 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #140 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #63 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #50 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
349
0 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 327
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 | 349 | 20.8 | 16.8:1 | 33% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 21.1 | 16.6:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 20.4 | 17.8:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | N/A | N/A | 32% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | N/A | N/A | 37% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | N/A | N/A | 36% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 40% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parowan High.
About Parowan High
Parowan High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in PAROWAN, Utah. Enrollment stands at 349 students, covering grades 7 through 12. The school is 64% below the average for high schools in Utah.
Parowan High falls under Iron District, which has 18 schools enrolling 14,125 students.
The share of White students at Parowan High is 92%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Utah is 21.1:1. In all, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Iron County is close, at 30%.
Parowan High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.2%, compared with a predicted 43.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Iron County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $66,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 21 public schools and about 15,285 students.
Parowan School is about 0.1 miles from Parowan High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Parowan High ranks 5th on proficiency.
Parowan High is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (349) and 2024-25 (349).
Parowan High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iron District
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Parowan School0.1 mi · 418
- Enoch School12.4 mi · 516
- Gateway Preparatory Academy14.2 mi · 732
- Three Peaks Pre School14.9 mi · 103
- Three Peaks School14.9 mi · 646
- Fiddlers Canyon School15.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Parowan HighHow many students attend Parowan High?
Parowan High enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 07-12.
Is Parowan High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parowan High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Parowan High?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Parowan High.
How diverse is Parowan High?
Parowan High reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Parowan High public or private?
Parowan High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iron District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.