B
Iron School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Cedar City, Enoch, Parowan, Paragonah, Kanarraville and Brian Head.
Students
14,125
Schools
18
Spent per student
$8,969
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
27:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$60.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Iron School District
- School Grade B: better than 61% of Utah districts
- Spends 22% less per student than the UT average
- 27 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 27.4% since 2020
- Debt of $60.0M, about $4,251 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cedar Highlands.
K–59 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. UT
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 38.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 88.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$8,969 per student · 22% below UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,091’20
12,159’21
12,739’22
14,790’23
14,125’24
Up 27.4% since 2020.
Students
White 82%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
18 public schools.
Three Peaks School
B+646 students20:1
Iron Springs School
A−636 students20:1
Cedar East School
C+598 students20:1
Cedar North School
B578 students20:1
Cedar South School
C+545 students18:1
Enoch School
B516 students17:1
Fiddlers Canyon School
B−515 students21:1
Parowan School
B418 students18:1
Escalante Valley School
B134 students16:1
Cedar Middle
B+1,139 students20:1
Canyon View Middle
B−948 students19:1
Cedar City High
C+1,372 students20:1
Canyon View High
C1,021 students17:1
Parowan High
C349 students17:1
Launch High
A−196 students23:1
Southwest Educational Academy
B−4,239 students283:1
Iron County Preschool
172 students29:1
Three Peaks Pre School
103 students103:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.