Summit Academy High School

Set in BLUFFDALE, Utah, Summit Academy High School is a small four-year high school, operated by Summit Academy High School. It teaches 511 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Summit Academy High School is a school of Summit Academy High School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Summit Academy High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Summit Academy High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Summit Academy High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Summit Academy High School is one.

Summit Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Academy High School.

The campus sits in a residential setting. Summit Academy High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Summit Academy High School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 511). White enrollment moved from 84% to 75% across the same window.

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