📍 1975 W Royal Hunte Dr, Cedar City, Iron County, 84720
Launch High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cedar City, Iron County. The school has 195 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iron District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1. 70% 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.
Launch High enrolls 195 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 195 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 38 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Launch High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 72.
Launch High 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 195 students, Launch High is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe