Enrollment
719
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 490000501471 Charter school
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 — Draper, UT
Federal NCES profile for American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 32/100.
👥 Class size 26
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 74
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: American Preparatory Academy · Utah
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.6:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
-19% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
14.5%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-48% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 compares with Utah and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 reports 719 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 18.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 19% below the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 17% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 14.5% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 48% below the Utah average and 72% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 604 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 10.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding American Preparatory Academy spends $9,670 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 2.6% from local sources (property taxes), 83.1% from the state, and 14.3% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Utah state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Utah | Utah avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.6:1 | ▼ 19% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 14.5% | ▼ 48% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 719 | top 73% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
14.5%
free-lunch eligible
— 48% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.6:1
students per teacher
— 19% below state mean
Top 22% in Utah — lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$9,670
per pupil, district-wide
— below Utah avg of $12,354
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.2 FTE
Per 604 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 64 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 719 Top 73% in Utah — larger than 27% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 41.0
Students per teacher 18.6:1 -19% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 14.5% -48% vs state
NCES ID 490000501471
Student demographics
White 48.0%
Hispanic or Latino 28.9%
Asian 18.5%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Largest group: White at 48.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 9
Counselors (FTE) 1.2
Students per counselor 604:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 10.4%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 64
Expulsions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for American Preparatory Academy, which includes American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3.
$9,670
Per student
-22%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-50%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 2.6%
State 83.1%
Federal 14.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,556
- Students per teacher
- 19.7:1
- Enrollment
- 1,068
- Students per teacher
- 25.3:1
- Enrollment
- 639
- Students per teacher
- 22.8:1
- Enrollment
- 622
- Students per teacher
- 26:1
- Enrollment
- 570
- Students per teacher
- 22.8:1
Similar other schools in Draper
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3
How many students attend American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 has 719 students enrolled. It is a other school in DRAPER, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
The student-teacher ratio at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is 18.6:1, which is 19% lower than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
14.5% of students at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
The largest demographic group at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is White at 48.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in DRAPER, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.