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Nebo School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Spanish Fork, Springville, Payson, Santaquin, Mapleton, Salem, Elk Ridge, Woodland Hills, Genola and Goshen.

Spanish Fork’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Utah school districts

Students
43,696
Schools
49
Spent per student
$8,993
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$369.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nebo School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Utah districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the UT average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $369.1M, about $8,447 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2020–21
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spanish Fork. Grade by grade →

PK–69 schoolsThis district
7–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.8% · 17,220 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 88.3% · 2,775 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$8,993 per student · 22% below UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 61%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
34,656’20
34,515’21
37,044’22
44,446’23
43,696’24

Up 26.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

49 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Maple Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A
873 students23:1
Orchard Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
B−
742 students22:1
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B
738 students23:1
Apple Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C−
732 students22:1
Rees School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C+
728 students22:1
Meadow Brook School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C
679 students23:1
Mt. Loafer School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
642 students24:1
Westside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C+
640 students25:1
Foothills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
605 students23:1
Mapleton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
B+
591 students23:1
Santaquin School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C+
579 students21:1
Sierra Bonita Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
568 students23:1
Spring Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
B
531 students22:1
East Meadows School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
518 students21:1
Barnett School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C−
508 students21:1
Salem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B−
508 students24:1
Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
469 students20:1
Sage Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
A−
466 students20:1
Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
457 students22:1
Brockbank School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
456 students22:1
Cherry Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
455 students23:1
Hobble Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A−
453 students21:1
Art City School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B
433 students18:1
Larsen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
431 students23:1
Taylor School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C+
424 students20:1
Spanish Oaks School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
416 students18:1
Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
405 students22:1
Brookside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
362 students21:1
Park View School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
356 students20:1
Goshen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goshen
C
327 students25:1
Bridges Nebo Transition Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Springville
175 students21:1
Nebo Online School
Other · Grades K–12 · Salem
7,791 students
Landmark High
Other · Grades K–12 · Spanish Fork
D
323 students12:1
Nebo Advanced Learning Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Salem
2 students0:1
Springville High
High · Grades 6–12 · Springville
B+
1,665 students23:1
Payson High
High · Grades 6–12 · Payson
C−
1,648 students24:1
Maple Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mapleton
1,195 students24:1
Diamond Fork Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanish Fork
1,074 students22:1
Spring Canyon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springville
1,038 students22:1
Mt. Nebo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Payson
C−
1,034 students21:1
Valley View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Salem
C+
963 students23:1
Maple Mountain High
High · Grades 7–12 · Spanish Fork
B
1,902 students26:1
Mapleton Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Mapleton
B
1,312 students25:1
Payson Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Payson
C−
1,143 students24:1
Springville Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Springville
B−
1,086 students23:1
Spanish Fork Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Spanish Fork
C+
1,070 students21:1
Salem Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Salem
C+
950 students23:1
Spanish Fork High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanish Fork
B−
1,640 students24:1
Salem Hills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C+
1,593 students25:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.