Franklin Discovery Academy

Public school district · Utah County · Utah · NCES district ID 4900187

Franklin Discovery Academy spent $8,447 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 72% of the other Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $9,324). Its one school enrolled 710 students in 2024-25; 88.3% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among Utah districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Franklin Discovery Academy in enrollment (625 to 687 students) and Franklin Discovery Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Franklin Discovery Academy, FY23Beehive Science & Technology Academy $9,046; Reagan Academy $8,952; Gateway Preparatory Academy $8,837; Terra Academy $8,632; Wasatch Waldorf Charter School $8,630; Franklin Discovery Academy $8,447; Highmark Charter School $7,767; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy $7,698; Scholar Academy $7,532; Canyon Grove Academy $7,278; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k7k8k9k10kBeehive Science & Technology A…$9,046Reagan Academy$8,952Gateway Preparatory Academy$8,837Terra Academy$8,632Wasatch Waldorf Charter School$8,630Franklin Discovery Academy$8,447Highmark Charter School$7,767Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Aca…$7,698Scholar Academy$7,532Canyon Grove Academy$7,278State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Franklin Discovery Academy, FY23Beehive Science & Technology Academy $9,046; Reagan Academy $8,952; Gateway Preparatory Academy $8,837; Terra Academy $8,632; Wasatch Waldorf Charter School $8,630; Franklin Discovery Academy $8,447; Highmark Charter School $7,767; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy $7,698; Scholar Academy $7,532; Canyon Grove Academy $7,278; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k7k8k9k10kBeehive Science & Technology Academy$9,046Reagan Academy$8,952Gateway Preparatory Academy$8,837Terra Academy$8,632Wasatch Waldorf Charter School$8,630Franklin Discovery Academy$8,447Highmark Charter School$7,767Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy$7,698Scholar Academy$7,532Canyon Grove Academy$7,278State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Franklin Discovery Academy, FY23Beehive Science & Technology Academy $9,046; Reagan Academy $8,952; Gateway Preparatory Academy $8,837; Terra Academy $8,632; Wasatch Waldorf Charter School $8,630; Franklin Discovery Academy $8,447; Highmark Charter School $7,767; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy $7,698; Scholar Academy $7,532; Canyon Grove Academy $7,278; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k8k10kBeehive Science & Technology Academy$9,046Reagan Academy$8,952Gateway Preparatory Academy$8,837Terra Academy$8,632Wasatch Waldorf Charter School$8,630Franklin Discovery Academy$8,447Highmark Charter School$7,767Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy$7,698Scholar Academy$7,532Canyon Grove Academy$7,278State median, under 1,000 students $9,324
Current spending per student, Utah districts closest in size to Franklin Discovery Academy, FY23Beehive Science & Technology Academy $9,046; Reagan Academy $8,952; Gateway Preparatory Academy $8,837; Terra Academy $8,632; Wasatch Waldorf Charter School $8,630; Franklin Discovery Academy $8,447; Highmark Charter School $7,767; Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy $7,698; Scholar Academy $7,532; Canyon Grove Academy $7,278; State median, under 1,000 students $9,324.6k8k10kBeehive Science & Technology Academy$9,046Reagan Academy$8,952Gateway Preparatory Academy$8,837Terra Academy$8,632Wasatch Waldorf Charter School$8,630Franklin Discovery Academy$8,447Highmark Charter School$7,767Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy$7,698Scholar Academy$7,532Canyon Grove Academy$7,278State median, under 1,000 students $9,324

Where the money came from

$6,764,000 in revenue: 88.3% state, 3.2% local and 8.5% federal. Total spending including $14,000 of capital outlay was $6,240,000, or $9,585 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Franklin Discovery Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,973,000; Local $218,000; Federal $573,000; total $6,764,000.
  • State$5,973,000 88%
  • Local$218,000 3%
  • Federal$573,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 97 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

651 students in 2022-23, 723 students in 2023-24, 710 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Franklin Discovery Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 651, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236512023-247232024-25710
Franklin Discovery Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 651, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236512023-247232024-25710
Franklin Discovery Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 651, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236512023-247232024-25710
Franklin Discovery Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 651, 2023-24: 723, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236512023-247232024-25710

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365134.019.1
2023-2472334.021.2
2024-2571035.520.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,491,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,290 per student

Franklin Discovery Academy booked $1,491,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $43,853 of salary spending per teacher. That is less than any other Utah district with a figure (state median $68,176, 139 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$258,00017.3%
Special education$158,00010.6%
Other programs$1,075,00072.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $1,685 in 2018-19, $1,665 in 2019-20, $1,790 in 2020-21, $2,290 in 2022-23.

Franklin Discovery Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,685, 2019-20: $1,665, 2020-21: $1,790, 2022-23: $2,29001k2k3k2018-19$1,6852019-20$1,6652020-21$1,7902022-23$2,290
Franklin Discovery Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,685, 2019-20: $1,665, 2020-21: $1,790, 2022-23: $2,29001k2k3k2018-19$1,6852019-20$1,6652020-21$1,7902022-23$2,290
Franklin Discovery Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,685, 2019-20: $1,665, 2020-21: $1,790, 2022-23: $2,29001k2k3k2018-19$1,6852019-20$1,6652020-21$1,7902022-23$2,290
Franklin Discovery Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,685, 2019-20: $1,665, 2020-21: $1,790, 2022-23: $2,29001k2k3k2018-19$1,6852019-20$1,6652020-21$1,7902022-23$2,290

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

1 elementary school, 710 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Franklin Discovery Academy71020.015.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Franklin Discovery Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Franklin Discovery Academy

  1. Utah districts by spending per studentFranklin Discovery Academy ranks 70 of 97 Utah districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,447).#70 of 97
  2. Every school district in UtahFranklin Discovery Academy is the number 74 by size of 157 Utah districts, with 651 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#74 of 157
  3. Scholar AcademyThe next larger Utah district: 666 students in fall 2022, $7,532 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$7,532
  4. Canyon Grove AcademyThe next smaller Utah district: 650 students in fall 2022, $7,278 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$7,278
  5. Compare Franklin Discovery Academy with Scholar AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across UtahFranklin Discovery Academy spent $43,853 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $68,176); spending, not a salary.$43,853
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Franklin Discovery Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Franklin Discovery Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 710 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Franklin Discovery Academy spend per student?
    $8,447 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Utah median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $9,324 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Franklin Discovery Academy's money come from?
    $6,764,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 88.3% state, 3.2% local and 8.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Franklin Discovery Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,491,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,290 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,853 per teacher, less than any other Utah district with a figure (state median $68,176). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Utah teacher salary at $58,619 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is Franklin Discovery Academy's NCES district ID?
    4900187. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25