Provo High

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Provo, Utah

Provo High in Provo, Utah enrolled 2,023 students in 2024-25 with 79.2 full-time teachers, 25.5 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

1,988 students in 2022-23, 1,981 students in 2023-24, 2,023 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.0 to 79.2.

Students enrolled at Provo High by school year2022-23: 1,988, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 2,02301k2k3k2022-231,9882023-241,9812024-252,023
Students enrolled at Provo High by school year2022-23: 1,988, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 2,02301k2k3k2022-231,9882023-241,9812024-252,023
Students enrolled at Provo High by school year2022-23: 1,988, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 2,02301k2k3k2022-231,9882023-241,9812024-252,023
Students enrolled at Provo High by school year2022-23: 1,988, 2023-24: 1,981, 2024-25: 2,02301k2k3k2022-231,9882023-241,9812024-252,023
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,98880.024.9
2023-241,98181.124.4
2024-252,02379.225.5

25.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Utah high schools

Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Provo High 25.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherProvo High 25.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Provo High 25.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherProvo High 25.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Provo High 25.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherProvo High 25.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Provo High 25.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherProvo High 25.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 305 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Provo High enrolled 1,981 students and had 6.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.5, one per 305 of the 1,981 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent23.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.7% of students were White, 40.9% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White49.7%
  2. Hispanic40.9%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. Pacific Islander3.0%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Black0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Provo High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math19%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

84% of the 438 students in Provo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate84%88%88.3%
Students in the class4381,09552,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Provo

3 public high schools in Provo report 2024-25 enrollment; Provo High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Timpview High2,30024.821.0%
Provo High2,02325.528.1%
Independence High27613.948.9%

All public schools in Provo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Provo High

  1. Independence HighThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 276 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Timpview HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 2,300 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Provo High with Independence HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Provo District spends per student$11,364 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,364
  5. The largest public schools in UtahProvo High is the number 32 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#32 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher25.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.25.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Provo High

  1. How many students attend Provo High?
    2,023 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,988 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Provo, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Provo High?
    25.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Provo High a Title I school?
    Provo High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Provo High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Provo High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Provo High?
    84% of the 438 students in Provo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Provo High in?
    Provo District, NCES district ID 4900810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490081000459 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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