Other / mixed grade configuration · Fountain Green, UT

Fountain Green School

Federal NCES profile for Fountain Green School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490066000662
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
4
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fountain Green School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Utah schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
23.9:1
large classes for Utah
35.6%
free-lunch eligible
167
students enrolled

Fountain Green School has class sizes larger than 74% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

167

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23.9:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

+12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.6%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

+27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fountain Green 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 Fountain Green School

Fountain Green School is a small combined-grade school in Fountain Green, Utah, enrolling 167 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 23.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Utah schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 35.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 167 puts it in the smaller third of Utah schools by headcount.

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

Against 52 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.

Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 418 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 17.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

North Sanpete District also operates North Sanpete High (782 students) and Mt. Pleasant School (559 students) alongside Fountain Green 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 Fountain Green School compares

Fountain Green 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 23.9:1 ▲ 12% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.6% ▲ 27% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 167 top 87% - -

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

23.9:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
167
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.6%
free-lunch eligible - 27% above the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.9:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 74% in Utah - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
6.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,687
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 90.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
Two or More 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 90.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.9, Fountain Green School is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Sanpete District, which includes Fountain Green School.

$10,687
Per student
+9%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.5%
State 56.0%
Federal 17.5%

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 Fountain Green School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Sanpete High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Mt. Pleasant School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Moroni School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
North Sanpete Middle Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Fairview School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

North Sanpete District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other 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 Fountain Green 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 Fountain Green School

How many students attend Fountain Green School?

Fountain Green School has 167 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fountain Green, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fountain Green School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fountain Green School is 23.9:1, which is 12% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 52% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fountain Green School?

35.6% of students at Fountain Green School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fountain Green School?

The largest demographic group at Fountain Green School is White at 90.4% of enrollment, in Fountain Green, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fountain Green School?

Fountain Green School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Fountain Green School a good school?

Fountain Green School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of 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 North Sanpete District?

Besides Fountain Green School, North Sanpete District also operates North Sanpete High (782 students), Mt. Pleasant School (559 students), and Moroni School (363 students). See the North Sanpete 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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