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Brigham City, Utah - 22 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Box Elder District #74 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,494 per pupil, Box Elder District ranks #62 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Box Elder District operates 22 public schools serving 12,649 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 9 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Box Elder County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,494 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.1% local, 52.1% state, and 11.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #74 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 454.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sunrise High School, with a diversity index of 45.8/100.
Its largest campus is Box Elder High, enrolling 1,641 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grouse Creek Secondary, at 1 students, a 1641x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Box Elder District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 1,641 students (highest), a spread of 1,640 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 22 schools in Box Elder District.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Box Elder District's schools, below the Utah average of 40.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Box Elder High | 1,641 |
| Bear River High | 1,194 |
| Box Elder Middle | 1,124 |
| Young Intermediate | 1,003 |
| Golden Spike Elementary | 924 |
| Harris Intermediate | 862 |
| Bear River Middle | 841 |
| North Park School | 661 |
| Garland School | 658 |
| Mckinley School | 586 |
| Fielding School | 574 |
| Lake View School | 573 |
| Three Mile Creek School | 531 |
| Discovery School | 448 |
| Century School | 440 |
| Willard School | 267 |
| Sunrise High School | 161 |
| Snowville School | 28 |
| Park Valley Elementary | 19 |
| Park Valley Secondary | 10 |
| Grouse Creek Elementary | 8 |
| Grouse Creek Secondary | 1 |
The Utah districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron District | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Provo District | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Ogden City District | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Wasatch District | Smaller | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Uintah District | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Box Elder District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Alpine District →Box Elder District has 22 schools, including 2 high, 9 combined, 2 middle, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 12,649 students.
Box Elder District spends $9,494 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #74 in Utah.
Box Elder District students are 86.0% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Box Elder District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #74 out of 147 districts in Utah.
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