📍 975 N Center, Castle Dale, Emery County, 84513
Emery High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Castle Dale, Emery County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Emery District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emery High enrolls 642 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 609 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 642 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 69 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emery High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 27, state house district 70.
Emery High is one of 10 schools in Emery District, based in Huntington, Utah. The district serves 2,091 students district-wide and employs 128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Emery High is larger than the district average of about 209 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote