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

Tabiona School

Federal NCES profile for Tabiona School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490024000170
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tabiona School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Utah schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Utah schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
15.6:1
small classes for Utah
24.8%
free-lunch eligible
109
students enrolled

Tabiona School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

109

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.6:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

24.8%

vs 28.0% Utah avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tabiona School 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 Tabiona School

Tabiona School is a small elementary school in Tabiona, Utah, enrolling 109 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 15.6:1, Tabiona School is leaner than roughly 88% of Utah schools and 27% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 24.8% lands close to the Utah typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 109 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 34 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #23.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 14/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Duchesne District also operates Union High (1,166 students) and Roosevelt Jr High (787 students) alongside Tabiona 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 Tabiona School compares

Tabiona 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 15.6:1 ▼ 27% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 24.8% ▼ 11% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 109 top 90% - -

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

15.6:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
109
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
24.8%
free-lunch eligible - 11% 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
15.6:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 12% in Utah - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
25.7%
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
$10,933
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
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 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 92.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5%
Two or More 1.8%

Largest group: White at 92.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.7, Tabiona School is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Duchesne District, which includes Tabiona School.

$10,933
Per student
+12%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-34%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.7%
State 49.3%
Federal 12.1%

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 Tabiona School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Union High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt Jr High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Kings Peak School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
East School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Centennial School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Duchesne 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 Tabiona 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 Tabiona School

How many students attend Tabiona School?

Tabiona School has 109 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tabiona, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tabiona School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tabiona School is 15.6:1, which is 27% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tabiona School?

24.8% of students at Tabiona School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tabiona School?

The largest demographic group at Tabiona School is White at 92.7% of enrollment, in Tabiona, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tabiona School?

Tabiona School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Tabiona School a good school?

Tabiona School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Utah schools. 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 Duchesne District?

Besides Tabiona School, Duchesne District also operates Union High (1,166 students), Roosevelt Jr High (787 students), and Kings Peak School (479 students). See the Duchesne 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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