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Ascent Academies of Utah

NCES agency ID 4900174 · Independent charter district

At a glance

Reported students

2,854

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

5

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

18.6:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$9,743

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,595

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

KG–09

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
2,081
Teachers (FTE)
124.48
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1

What current records say about Ascent Academies of Utah

Ascent Academies of Utah operates 5 current public-school records serving grades KG–09 in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. NCES reports 2,854 students and 153.57 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Utah agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 110 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $9,743 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,595 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 37 of 110 in Utah. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

Reported needs and resources

English learners
15.8%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
12.4%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
153.57
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$25,672,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Ascent Academies of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.6784, -111.9157

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White57.3%
  • Hispanic30.1%
  • Black2%
  • Asian2.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.3%
  • Multiracial5.3%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Ascent Academies of Utah

5 current directory entries

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Showing 1–5 of 5 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Ascent Academies of Utah - West ValleyCharterElementaryKG–0642516.8:1
Ascent Academies of Utah FarmingtonCharterOtherKG–0938515.1:1
Ascent Academies of Utah LehiCharterOtherKG–0964619.2:1
Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga SpringsCharterElementaryKG–0663720.5:1
Ascent Academies of Utah West JordanCharterOtherKG–0976119.9:1