Box Elder District
Box Elder District is a public school district based in Brigham City, Utah, serving 12,554 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 546 students each, more than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $9,501 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Utah median. It has roughly 21.2 students per teacher.
How Box Elder compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Box Elder | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,501 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,498 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $136.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $129.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 592 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,407 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.2 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 433 | 483 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Utah median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Utah
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele DistrictTooele | 16,088 | 27 | $8,070 | 20.7 | #11 |
| Iron DistrictCedar City | 14,125 | 18 | $7,942 | 26.6 | #12 |
| Provo DistrictProvo | 13,897 | 22 | $10,543 | 21.0 | #13 |
| Box Elder DistrictBrigham City · this district | 12,554 | 23 | $9,501 | 21.2 | #14 |
| Ogden City DistrictOgden | 10,244 | 23 | $10,778 | 19.7 | #15 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau CountyFernandina Beach, FL | 12,575 | $9,539 | 15.6 |
| Warren Consolidated SchoolsWarren, MI | 12,564 | $13,946 | 16.7 |
| Dickinson ISDDickinson, TX | 12,554 | $10,923 | 14.6 |
| Jenks Public SchoolsJenks, OK | 12,527 | $9,510 | 16.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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