Plain City School

Plain City School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in PLAIN CITY, Utah, part of Weber District. The school instructs 640 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Within Weber District, which oversees 52 schools and 32,054 students, Plain City School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Plain City School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Plain City School higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Weber County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, Plain City School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.6%, the actual is 63.6%, a residual of +11.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Weber County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,005, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Weber County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,670 students), of which Plain City School is one.

Fremont High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Plain City School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Plain City School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 792 (now 640). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 1% to 5%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.