📍 1415 Hwy 162, Montezuma Creek, San Juan County, 84534
Whitehorse High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Montezuma Creek, San Juan County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the San Juan District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whitehorse High enrolls 299 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1% White and 1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 293 | 98% |
| White | 3 | 1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 299 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitehorse 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 73.
Whitehorse High is one of 12 schools in San Juan District, based in Blanding, Utah. The district serves 2,897 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Whitehorse High is larger than the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote