Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fielding, UT

Fielding School

Federal NCES profile for Fielding School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490009000051
0/100100/10020/100
👥 S:T ratio
8
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fielding School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Utah median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

20
Resource Index · Lower
23:1
students per teacher
21.4%
free-lunch eligible
574
students enrolled

Fielding School has class sizes near the Utah median. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

574

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

+7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

21.4%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

-24% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fielding School compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fielding School

Fielding School is a mid-sized elementary school in Fielding, Utah, enrolling 574 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 23:1 puts it in the larger third of Utah schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 21.4% lands close to the Utah typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 574 students, its enrollment sits close to the Utah median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,065 scored Utah schools.

Against 397 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #227.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 15/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 574 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Box Elder District also operates Box Elder High (1,641 students) and Bear River High (1,194 students) alongside Fielding School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fielding School compares

Fielding School on the metrics families compare, against Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23:1 ▲ 7% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.4% ▼ 24% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 574 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23:1
Leaner classes than 8% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
574
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible - 24% 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
23:1
students per teacher - 7% above state mean
Top 67% in Utah - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
40.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,494
per pupil, district-wide - below Utah avg of $9,792
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 574 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 92.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Two or More 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.5, Fielding School is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Box Elder District, which includes Fielding School.

$9,494
Per student
-3%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 36.1%
State 52.1%
Federal 11.8%

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.

How Fielding School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Box Elder High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bear River High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Box Elder Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Young Intermediate Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Golden Spike Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fielding School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Box Elder District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Utah, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fielding School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fielding School

How many students attend Fielding School?

Fielding School has 574 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fielding, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fielding School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fielding School is 23:1, which is 7% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 46% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fielding School?

21.4% of students at Fielding School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fielding School?

The largest demographic group at Fielding School is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in Fielding, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fielding School?

Fielding School has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Fielding School a good school?

Fielding School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Utah median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Box Elder District?

Besides Fielding School, Box Elder District also operates Box Elder High (1,641 students), Bear River High (1,194 students), and Box Elder Middle (1,124 students). See the Box Elder District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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