📍 100 W 500 N, Junction, Piute County, 84740
Piute High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Junction, Piute County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Piute District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Piute High enrolls 144 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 118 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 144 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Piute 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-20, state senate district 24, state house district 73.
Piute High is one of 5 schools in Piute District, based in Junction, Utah. The district serves 453 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 144 students, Piute High is larger than the district average of about 91 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote