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Enrollment
1,194
High
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOX ELDER DISTRICT·NCES 490009000043
Bear River High
1450 S MAIN, GARLAND, UT 84312 · (435) 734-4840 · Box Elder County
GRADES 10–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
283 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 409 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 384 | 32% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bear River High
Bear River High's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River High this school | 1,194 | 23.7% | 27.8% |
| Mountain Crest High HYRUM | 1,547 | 24.8% | 35.6% |
| Sky View High SMITHFIELD | 1,600 | 25.4% | 47.7% |
| Box Elder High BRIGHAM CITY | 1,641 | 25.2% | 36.3% |
| Cedar City High CEDAR CITY | 1,372 | 24.8% | 44.0% |
| Green Canyon High School NORTH LOGAN | 1,677 | 19.9% | 50.6% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bear River High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Box Elder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #117 of 149 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,194 | #72 of 189 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #72 of 145 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #129 of 145 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #96 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #27 of 84 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,194
+98 (+9%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,087
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,194 | 51.6 | 23.1:1 | 24% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 1,196 | 48.6 | 24.6:1 | 24% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 1,172 | 46.8 | 25.1:1 | 22% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 1,096 | N/A | N/A | 22% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | N/A | N/A | 31% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 992 | N/A | N/A | 29% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 39 | 22.9:1 | 34% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 47 | 22.3:1 | 20% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 1,087 | 49 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear River High.
About Bear River High
Students in GARLAND, Utah, attend Bear River High, a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 10 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,194 students. High schools in Utah have about 980 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
Box Elder District oversees Bear River High and 21 other schools, with 12,554 students in total.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Bear River High. Next come 10% Hispanic. That is in line with Box Elder County, where about 88% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
A staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.1:1. Across high schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Box Elder County, the school's rate is lower.
Bear River High is a bottom-10% school in Utah on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.8% against a predicted 48.2%.
For the population of Box Elder County, median household income comes to about $84,550, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Box Elder County counts 24 public schools with about 12,997 students.
Bear River Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Bear River High places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 9% over 4 years, reaching 1,194 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Bear River High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Box Elder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,246
Census ACS
Median income
$84,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Box Elder District
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Box Elder MiddleHigh · 1,124 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Golden Spike ElementaryElementary · 924 students
- Harris IntermediateMiddle · 862 students
- Bear River MiddleHigh · 841 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- Bear River MiddleHigh · 841 students
- Garland SchoolElementary · 658 students
Other Bear River High schools
One other US public school is named Bear River High. Bear River High is the largest of the 2.
- Bear River HighGrass Valley, CA · 664 students
Nearby schools
- Bear River Middle0.2 mi · 841
- North Park School0.2 mi · 661
- Garland School0.8 mi · 658
- Harris Intermediate0.9 mi · 862
- Mckinley School1.3 mi · 586
- Fielding School6.7 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Bear River HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bear River High?
Bear River High enrolls approximately 1,194 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does Bear River High serve?
Bear River High serves grades 10-12.
How many students per teacher at Bear River High?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Bear River High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear River High?
At Bear River High, the student body is approximately 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bear River High public or private?
Bear River High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Box Elder District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.