📍 1880 W 500 N, Vernal, Uintah County, 84078
Uintah High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Vernal, Uintah County. The school has 1,808 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Uintah District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 75.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Uintah High enrolls 1,808 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 75.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,493 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 9.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
554 of the school's 1,808 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 114 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.
Uintah High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 26, state house district 55.
Uintah High is one of 13 schools in Uintah District, based in NAPLES, Utah. The district serves 6,687 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,808 students, Uintah High is larger than the district average of about 514 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote