Enrollment
1,640
Utah · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 490063000399
Spanish Fork High — Spanish Fork, UT
Federal NCES profile for Spanish Fork High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 46/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 75
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 34
📋 Attendance 48
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: Nebo District · 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)
61.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
24.9:1
vs 23.1:1 Utah avg
+8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.7%
vs 28.0% Utah avg
-51% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Spanish Fork High 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
Spanish Fork High reports 1,640 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 61.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 24.9:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 8% above the Utah state mean of 23.1:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 57% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 13.7% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 51% below the Utah average and 74% below the national baseline. The school offers 15 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 328 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 20.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Nebo District spends $10,570 per pupil district-wide, below the Utah average of $12,354 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 33.8% from local sources (property taxes), 55.9% from the state, and 10.3% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (D), calculated from 5 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 Spanish Fork High 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 | 24.9:1 | ▲ 8% | 23.1:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.7% | ▼ 51% | 28.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 1,640 | top 95% | — | — |
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
13.7%
free-lunch eligible
— 51% 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
24.9:1
students per teacher
— 8% above state mean
Top 80% in Utah — lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
20.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,570
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 328 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 1,640 Top 95% in Utah — larger than 5% of 1,068 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 61.0
Students per teacher 24.9:1 +8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 13.7% -51% vs state
NCES ID 490063000399
Student demographics
White 79.0%
Hispanic or Latino 15.2%
Two or More 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.2%
African American 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian 0.1%
Largest group: White at 79.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 15
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 5.0
Students per counselor 328:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 20.8%
In-school suspensions 2
Out-of-school suspensions 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nebo District, which includes Spanish Fork High.
$10,570
Per student
-14%
vs Utah
Avg $12,354
-46%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 33.8%
State 55.9%
Federal 10.3%
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
- 7,791
- Students per teacher
- —
- Enrollment
- 1,902
- Students per teacher
- 26.8:1
- Enrollment
- 1,665
- Students per teacher
- 22.7:1
- Enrollment
- 1,648
- Students per teacher
- 22.9:1
- Enrollment
- 1,593
- Students per teacher
- 24.4:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
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 Spanish Fork High
How many students attend Spanish Fork High?
Spanish Fork High has 1,640 students enrolled. It is a high school in SPANISH FORK, UT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spanish Fork High?
The student-teacher ratio at Spanish Fork High is 24.9:1, which is 8% higher than the Utah average of 23.1:1 and 57% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Spanish Fork High?
13.7% of students at Spanish Fork High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spanish Fork High?
The largest demographic group at Spanish Fork High is White at 79.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in SPANISH FORK, UT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Spanish Fork High?
Spanish Fork High has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (D) based on 5 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.