Bear River Charter School

Bear River Charter School is a tiny elementary school in LOGAN, Utah, one of the schools within Bear River Charter School. The school instructs 162 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

Bear River Charter School sits inside Bear River Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Bear River Charter School records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Native American. By comparison, Cache County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bear River Charter School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bear River Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cache County shows median household earnings sit near $81,665, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Bear River Charter School is one of 44 public schools in Cache County (combined enrollment of about 28,291 students).

The closest other public school is Logan High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bear River Charter School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Bear River Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bear River Charter School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 162). Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 72%.

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