Carbon District
Carbon District is a public school district based in Price, Utah, serving 3,334 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 36 Utah districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 370 students each, fewer than the Utah median of 473. It spends about $11,227 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Utah median. It has roughly 19.3 students per teacher.
How Carbon compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Carbon | Utah median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,227 | $10,337 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,658 | $6,290 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $58.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $46.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 173 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 488 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.3 | 21.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 278 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon DistrictPrice · this district | 3,334 | 9 | $11,227 | 19.3 | #23 |
| South Sanpete DistrictManti | 3,305 | 8 | $10,406 | 19.0 | #24 |
| Millard DistrictDelta | 3,198 | 9 | $11,266 | 19.6 | #25 |
| Morgan DistrictMorgan | 3,185 | 8 | $7,838 | 19.2 | #26 |
| San Juan DistrictBlanding | 2,897 | 12 | $14,905 | 16.2 | #27 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland LocalMedina, OH | 3,337 | $10,885 | 20.2 |
| Albert Lea Public School DistrictAlbert Lea, MN | 3,335 | $14,580 | 14.5 |
| Edgewood City School DistrictTrenton, OH | 3,332 | $10,902 | 18.1 |
| Carl Junction R-ICarl Junction, MO | 3,331 | $8,344 | 13.8 |
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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