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Springville, Utah - 1 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Merit College Preparatory Academy #81 of 147 districts in Utah (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,975 per pupil, Merit College Preparatory Academy ranks #117 of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending (Utah districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Merit College Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 468 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Utah. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Utah County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,975 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 155 Utah districts by per-pupil spending. See how Utah compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.2% local, 83.1% state, and 11.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #81 of 147 in Utah against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 228:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.3% White, 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Merit College Preparatory Academy accounts for 97.4% of all Merit College Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Merit College Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Merit College Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Merit College Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Merit College Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 49.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Merit College Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Merit College Preparatory Academy?
Merit College Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 468 students.
How much does Merit College Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Merit College Preparatory Academy spends $7,975 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #81 in Utah.
What is the demographic composition of Merit College Preparatory Academy?
Merit College Preparatory Academy students are 71.3% White, 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Merit College Preparatory Academy?
Merit College Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #81 out of 147 districts in Utah.