Piute High

Set in JUNCTION, Utah, Piute High is a very small senior high, one of the schools within Piute District. It educates 141 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Across the 6 schools in Piute District (453 students total), Piute High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Piute High lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Piute High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Piute County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,393 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Piute County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 453 students), Piute High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Utah Peak Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Piute High comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Piute High has shrank 9%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 10% to 21%.

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