Enrollment
447
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 490036000199
Bennion School — Salt Lake City, UT
Federal NCES profile for Bennion School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 42/100.
👥 Class size 5
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 53
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Granite District · Utah
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
23.8:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
+3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.8%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bennion School compares with Utah and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Bennion School reports 447 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 23.8:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 3% above the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 50% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 23.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 15% below the Utah average and 54% below the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 19.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Granite District spends $12,342 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 38.9% from local sources (property taxes), 45.7% from the state, and 15.4% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (D), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bennion School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Utah state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Utah | Utah avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 23.8:1 | ▲ 3% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.8% | ▼ 15% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 447 | top 37% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
23.8%
free-lunch eligible
— 15% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.8:1
students per teacher
— 3% above state mean
Top 69% in Utah — lower ratio than 31% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
19.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$12,342
per pupil, district-wide
— below Utah avg of $12,354
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 447 Top 37% in Utah — larger than 63% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 19.0
Students per teacher 23.8:1 +3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 23.8% -15% vs state
NCES ID 490036000199
Student demographics
White 53.7%
Hispanic or Latino 31.1%
Two or More 5.4%
Asian 4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3.1%
African American 2.2%
Largest group: White at 53.7% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 19.0%
In-school suspensions 2
Out-of-school suspensions 16
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Granite District, which includes Bennion School.
$12,342
Per student
0%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 38.9%
State 45.7%
Federal 15.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 3,267
- Students per teacher
- 26:1
- Enrollment
- 2,762
- Students per teacher
- 26.6:1
- Enrollment
- 2,685
- Students per teacher
- 26.1:1
- Enrollment
- 2,480
- Students per teacher
- 25.2:1
- Enrollment
- 2,313
- Students per teacher
- 25.9:1
Similar other schools in Salt Lake City
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
West High
Standard public school
2,503 students 22.2:1 students per teacher
Skyline High
Standard public school
2,186 students 26.9:1 students per teacher
Utah Connections Academy
Standard public school
1,052 students 26.8:1 students per teacher
Olympus Jr High
Standard public school
807 students 27:1 students per teacher
Olene Walker Elementary
Standard public school
712 students 21.6:1 students per teacher
Woodrow Wilson School
Standard public school
656 students 28.8:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Bennion School
How many students attend Bennion School?
Bennion School has 447 students enrolled. It is a other school in SALT LAKE CITY, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennion School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bennion School is 23.8:1, which is 3% higher than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bennion School?
23.8% of students at Bennion School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bennion School?
The largest demographic group at Bennion School is White at 53.7%. The school serves a diverse student body in SALT LAKE CITY, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bennion School?
Bennion School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (D) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.