📍 302 S 100 W, Blanding, San Juan County, 84511
Blanding School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blanding, San Juan County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the San Juan District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanding School enrolls 565 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 35% American Indian or Alaska Native and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 52% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 200 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
564 of the school's 565 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanding School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 73.
Blanding School is one of 12 schools in San Juan District, based in Blanding, Utah. The district serves 2,897 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Blanding School is larger than the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote