Minersville School

Minersville School is a minimally staffed elementary school in MINERSVILLE, Utah, overseen by Beaver District. The school instructs 82 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Beaver District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,471 students; Minersville School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Minersville School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Minersville School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Beaver County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Beaver County shows median household income runs about $79,360, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Minersville School is one of 7 public schools in Beaver County (combined enrollment of about 1,471 students).

Minersville School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Minersville School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 98 (now 82). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 78% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Minersville School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.