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C+

Carbon School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Price, Helper, Wellington, East Carbon and Scofield.

Price’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Utah school districts

Students
3,334
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,332
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$29.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carbon School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Utah districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the UT average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.9M, about $8,955 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2020–21
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Price 8,368C+Helper 2,126C+Wellington 1,606C+East Carbon 1,565Scofield 26

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Price. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mont Harmon MiddleThis district
9–12Carbon HighThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.8% · 1,703 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 88.3% · 243 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,332 per student · 25% above UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 55%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,407’20
3,513’21
3,468’22
3,320’23
3,334’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Creekview School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Price
A−
389 students20:1
Sally Mauro School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Helper
B−
293 students18:1
Wellington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellington
C+
264 students21:1
Bruin Point School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sunnyside
C−
107 students16:1
Castle Valley Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Price
C−
95 students12:1
Castle Heights School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Price
B+
369 students19:1
Mont Harmon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Price
B−
614 students21:1
Helper Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Helper
C−
199 students16:1
Carbon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Price
C−
1,004 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.