📍 250 W 200 N, P O BOX 407, Wellington, Carbon County, 84542
Wellington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wellington, Carbon County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carbon District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wellington School enrolls 267 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 267 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wellington School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 27, state house district 69.
Wellington School is one of 9 schools in Carbon District, based in Price, Utah. The district serves 3,334 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Wellington School is smaller than the district average of about 370 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant