Oscarson School

Oscarson School is a tiny elementary-level community in MARYSVALE, Utah, part of Piute District. The school enrolls 24 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Oscarson School is one of 6 schools operated by Piute District, a district that hosts 453 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Oscarson School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Oscarson School records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Oscarson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Piute County) reports that median household income runs about $48,393, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Piute County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 453 students), Oscarson School is one campus in the mix.

Oscarson Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Oscarson School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 24). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 100% to 96% over that span.

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