Iron District
Iron District is a public school district based in Cedar City, Utah, serving 14,125 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 785 students each, more than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $7,942 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% less than the Utah median. It has roughly 26.6 students per teacher.
How Iron compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Iron | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,942 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,200 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $94.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $105.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 531 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,217 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 26.6 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 706 | 483 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Utah median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Utah
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake DistrictSalt Lake City | 19,049 | 36 | $11,944 | 18.2 | #10 |
| Tooele DistrictTooele | 16,088 | 27 | $8,070 | 20.7 | #11 |
| Iron DistrictCedar City · this district | 14,125 | 18 | $7,942 | 26.6 | #12 |
| Provo DistrictProvo | 13,897 | 22 | $10,543 | 21.0 | #13 |
| Box Elder DistrictBrigham City | 12,554 | 23 | $9,501 | 21.2 | #14 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank UnifiedBurbank, CA | 14,168 | $12,045 | 24.3 |
| Albemarle County Public SchoolsCharlottesville, VA | 14,149 | $14,306 | 13.3 |
| Pueblo School District No. 60Pueblo, CO | 14,104 | $10,969 | 16.7 |
| Bismarck 1Bismarck, ND | 14,098 | $13,261 | 14.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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