Bruin Point School

As a tiny elementary school in SUNNYSIDE, Utah, Bruin Point School enrolls 107 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Carbon District. That puts it 78% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Within Carbon District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,334 students, Bruin Point School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bruin Point School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the income-and-resources front, Bruin Point School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Carbon County's rate of about 49%.

Zooming out to the county, Carbon County reports that median household income runs about $58,377, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carbon County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,694 students), of which Bruin Point School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wellington School, around 18.0 miles off.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bruin Point School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 113 (now 107). The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 79% over that span.

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