Discovery Ranch South
4928 N 4500 W, Cedar City, UT 84721Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 8-12
- Students (K-12)
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 9.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Cedar City center
- 6.3 miles
Can you use UFA here?
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- About the list
- How the UFA list works
- Applying
- Renewals open March 1, new applications April 1, and the window closes May 1.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- All-girls
- Program
- Alternative
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Rural
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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On its website
- Accreditation it names: Cognia: discoveryranchsouth.com, read October 14, 2026.
- What Discovery Ranch South says on discoveryranchsouth.com, read October 14, 2026.
- Accreditation is as the school names it, not checked with the accrediting body.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (10)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 239
- Length of the school day
- 4 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,020
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Utah
- 59 days longer than the 180-day median of 122 schools we list
- School day, against Utah
- 135 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 30 minutes (128 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.1 here; median 6.3 at 39 UT secondary schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Discovery Ranch South tuition, and what UFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Utah Fits All Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- Up to $8,000 for private school students
- How it varies
- Home-based students receive $4,000 (ages 5 to 11) or $6,000 (ages 12 to 18).
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewed Hope Ranch Academy | 7-12 | 39 | 5 |
| Havenwood Schools | 7-12 | 29 | 6 |
| Turning Point School | 6-12 | 25 | 7 |
| Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy | 9-12 | 40 | 9 |
| Moonridge Academy | 7-9 | 15 | 11 |
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