NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools UT

Best-Resourced Schools in Lindon, UT

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5 public K-12 schools in Lindon from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools
3,518
Students
29.4/100
Avg Resource Index
21.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Lindon has more public-school enrollment than 37% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Oak Canyon Jr High enrolls 36.8% of Lindon's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of Lindon's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

2 of 5 listed Lindon campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 33-point gap between Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy and Rocky Mountain School should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 63%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
11th percentile
Teacher staffing
9th percentile

Oak Canyon Jr High accounts for 36.8% of all Lindon public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Lindon-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lindon school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities

Lindon school enrollment ranges from 483 students (lowest) to 1,295 students (highest), a spread of 812 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lindon student-teacher ratio is 21.7:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Lindon's 5 listed schools are charters

40% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 47
2. Oak Canyon Jr High 39
3. Timpanogos Academy 24
4. Lindon School 23
5. Rocky Mountain School 14

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Lindon

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 50.0/100
  2. 2 Timpanogos Academy 47.5/100
  3. 3 Rocky Mountain School 43.1/100
  4. 4 Lindon School 32.7/100
  5. 5 Oak Canyon Jr High 31.7/100

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Which Lindon school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Lindon schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Lindon, UT? ▼

Lindon has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,518 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 21.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.