📍 510 W 800 S, Cedar City, Iron County, 84720
Southwest Educational Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Cedar City, Iron County. The school has 2,585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iron District school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 139.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Educational Academy enrolls 2,585 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 139.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,305 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 36 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 28 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 14 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 2,585 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 583 qualify for free lunch and 99 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.
Southwest Educational Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 72.
Southwest Educational Academy is one of 18 schools in Iron District, based in Cedar City, Utah. The district serves 14,125 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,585 students, Southwest Educational Academy is larger than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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