📍 800 e Highway 12, 800 East Hwy 12, Escalante, Garfield County, 84726
Escalante High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Escalante, Garfield County. The school has 74 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Escalante High enrolls 74 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 74 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 20 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Escalante High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 24, state house district 73.
Escalante High is one of 10 schools in Garfield District, based in Panguitch, Utah. The district serves 1,628 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 74 students, Escalante High is smaller than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote