Enrollment
1,900
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 490105000574
Tooele High — Tooele, UT
Federal NCES profile for Tooele High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 40/100.
👥 Class size 12
📚 AP courses 65
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 27
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: Tooele 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)
80.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.1:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
-4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
19.6%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tooele High 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
Tooele High reports 1,900 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 80.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22.1:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 4% below the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 39% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 19.6% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 30% below the Utah average and 62% below the national baseline. The school offers 13 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 380 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 29.2% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Tooele District spends $10,539 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 27.4% from local sources (property taxes), 63.7% from the state, and 8.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (D), calculated from 5 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 Tooele High 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 | 22.1:1 | ▼ 4% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 19.6% | ▼ 30% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 1,900 | top 96% | — | — |
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
19.6%
free-lunch eligible
— 30% 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
22.1:1
students per teacher
— 4% below state mean
Top 51% in Utah — lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
29.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,539
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 380 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
172
in-school suspensions + 81 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 1,900 Top 96% in Utah — larger than 4% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 80.0
Students per teacher 22.1:1 -4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 19.6% -30% vs state
NCES ID 490105000574
Student demographics
White 70.1%
Hispanic or Latino 22.9%
Two or More 2.0%
African American 1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian 0.9%
Largest group: White at 70.1% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 13
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 5.0
Students per counselor 380:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 29.2%
In-school suspensions 172
Out-of-school suspensions 81
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tooele District, which includes Tooele High.
$10,539
Per student
-15%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-46%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,314
- Students per teacher
- 26.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,094
- Students per teacher
- 19.1:1
- Enrollment
- 840
- Students per teacher
- 21.8:1
- Enrollment
- 772
- Students per teacher
- 20.2:1
- Enrollment
- 769
- Students per teacher
- 15.9:1
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Educator & family resources
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Chronic absenteeism
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School discipline data
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Frequently asked questions about Tooele High
How many students attend Tooele High?
Tooele High has 1,900 students enrolled. It is a high school in TOOELE, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tooele High?
The student-teacher ratio at Tooele High is 22.1:1, which is 4% lower than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 39% higher than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tooele High?
19.6% of students at Tooele High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tooele High?
The largest demographic group at Tooele High is White at 70.1%. The school serves a diverse student body in TOOELE, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tooele High?
Tooele High has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (D) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.