Other / mixed grade configuration · Provo, UT

Oak Springs School

Federal NCES profile for Oak Springs School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 490081000468
0/100100/10072/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
92
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak Springs School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Utah schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Utah.

#1 of 11
schools in Provo · Resource Index
72
Resource Index · Higher
5.1:1
small classes for Utah
41
students enrolled

Oak Springs School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Oak Springs School ranks #1 of 11 schools in Provo, UT.

School address

Enrollment

41

Utah · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5.1:1

vs 21.4:1 Utah avg

-76% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oak Springs School compares with Utah and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Oak Springs School

Oak Springs School is a small combined-grade school in Provo, Utah, enrolling 41 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5.1:1, Oak Springs School is leaner than roughly 99% of Utah schools and 76% under the state's 21.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Utah schools, with 41 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 1,065 Utah schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 41 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Provo District also operates Timpview High (2,300 students) and Provo High (2,023 students) alongside Oak Springs School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Oak Springs School compares

Oak Springs School on the metrics families compare, against Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.1:1 ▼ 76% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 41 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
41
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
5.1:1
students per teacher - 76% below state mean
Top 1% in Utah - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$10,717
per pupil, district-wide - above Utah avg of $9,792
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 41 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Provo District, which includes Oak Springs School.

$10,717
Per student
+9%
vs Utah
Avg $9,792
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.2%
State 45.8%
Federal 15.0%

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.

How Oak Springs School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Timpview High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Provo High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Centennial Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dixon Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Lakeview School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Oak Springs School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Provo District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Utah, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Oak Springs School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Oak Springs School

How many students attend Oak Springs School?

Oak Springs School has 41 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Provo, UT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Springs School?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak Springs School is 5.1:1, which is 76% lower than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Springs School?

Oak Springs School has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Oak Springs School rank among schools in Provo?

By Resource Investment Index, Oak Springs School ranks #1 of 11 schools in Provo, UT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Provo on the city page.

Is Oak Springs School a good school?

Oak Springs School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Utah schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Utah. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Provo District?

Besides Oak Springs School, Provo District also operates Timpview High (2,300 students), Provo High (2,023 students), and Centennial Middle (1,073 students). See the Provo District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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