Middle school (grades 6-8) · Grantsville, UT

Grantsville Jr High

Federal NCES profile for Grantsville Jr High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 490105000784
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
45
📋 Attendance
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grantsville Jr High earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Utah schools.

#1 of 5
public schools in Grantsville · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
19:1
small classes for Utah
550
students enrolled

Grantsville Jr High has class sizes smaller than 72% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Grantsville Jr High ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Grantsville, UT.

School address

Enrollment

550

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Grantsville Jr High compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Grantsville Jr High

Grantsville Jr High is a mid-sized middle school in Grantsville, Utah, enrolling 550 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 19:1 puts it in the smaller third of Utah schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 550 students, its enrollment sits close to the Utah median campus size.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 275 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Tooele District also operates Stansbury High (2,314 students) and Tooele High (1,900 students) alongside Grantsville Jr High.

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 Grantsville Jr High compares

Grantsville Jr High on the metrics families compare, against Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19:1 ▼ 11% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 550 top 47% - -

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

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
550
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
19:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 28% in Utah - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
20.7%
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
$8,137
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 275 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 40 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.4 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 83.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
Two or More 2.5%
African American 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 83.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.5, Grantsville Jr High is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tooele District, which includes Grantsville Jr High.

$8,137
Per student
-17%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-51%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.4%
State 63.7%
Federal 8.8%

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 Grantsville Jr High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Stansbury High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Tooele High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grantsville High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sterling School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Grantsville Jr High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tooele District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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

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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 Grantsville Jr High

How many students attend Grantsville Jr High?

Grantsville Jr High has 550 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Grantsville, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantsville Jr High?

The student-teacher ratio at Grantsville Jr High is 19:1, which is 11% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grantsville Jr High?

The largest demographic group at Grantsville Jr High is White at 83.8% of enrollment, in Grantsville, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grantsville Jr High?

Grantsville Jr High has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (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).

How does Grantsville Jr High rank among public schools in Grantsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Grantsville Jr High ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Grantsville, UT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Grantsville on the city page.

Is Grantsville Jr High a good school?

Grantsville Jr High earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% 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 Tooele District?

Besides Grantsville Jr High, Tooele District also operates Stansbury High (2,314 students), Tooele High (1,900 students), and Grantsville High (1,094 students). See the Tooele 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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