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Enrollment
426
High
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVIER DISTRICT·NCES 490093000547
South Sevier High
430 W 100 S, MONROE, UT 84754 · (435) 527-4651 · Sevier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Utah public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
162 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 9 | 103 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 24% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 South Sevier High
South Sevier High's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sevier High this school | 426 | 38.0% | 41.6% |
| Enterprise High ENTERPRISE | 537 | 38.4% | 42.2% |
| Parowan High PAROWAN | 349 | 33.2% | 46.2% |
| Richfield High RICHFIELD | 789 | 41.3% | 37.1% |
| 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 South Sevier High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #58 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #110 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #43 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #125 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #47 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #45 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
426
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 374
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 | 426 | 21.4 | 19.9:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 37% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 23.2 | 17.7:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 39% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 45% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | N/A | N/A | 52% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 45% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Sevier High.
About South Sevier High
South Sevier High is a small high school for students in MONROE, Utah. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 426 students. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 980 average for high schools in Utah.
A total of 13 schools make up Sevier District, with 4,658 students enrolled.
South Sevier High enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Native American and 3% Hispanic. South Sevier High has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 21.4 full-time equivalents, or about 19.9 students per teacher. The 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sevier County is 46%.
allk12 grades South Sevier High a B+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
South Sevier High is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.6% versus 41.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Sevier County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Sevier County number 14 and enroll about 4,658.
The next-closest public school is Monroe School, about 0.5 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of South Sevier High. Among its closest neighbors with test data, South Sevier High is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put South Sevier High in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal counts put enrollment at 402 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a 6% increase.
Discussions about South Sevier High may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sevier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,085
Census ACS
Median income
$74,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sevier District
- Richfield HighHigh · 789 students
- Monroe SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Pahvant SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Red Hills MiddleMiddle · 503 students
- Ashman SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Salina SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other schools in MONROE
- Monroe SchoolElementary · 537 students
- South Sevier MiddleMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe School0.5 mi · 537
- South Sevier Middle0.9 mi · 288
- Red Hills Middle9.3 mi · 503
- Richfield High9.7 mi · 789
- Cedar Ridge High9.8 mi · 57
- Richfield Preschool9.8 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About South Sevier HighHow many students attend South Sevier High?
South Sevier High enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Sevier High serve?
South Sevier High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Sevier High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Sevier High is approximately 19.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Sevier High?
South Sevier High reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees South Sevier High?
South Sevier High is overseen by Sevier District in Sevier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.