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Merit College Preparatory Academy School

Serves grades 7 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1440 W Center Street
Springville, UT 84663
Phone
(801) 491-7600
District
Merit College Preparatory Academy
County
UTAH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
468
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Utah

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.8% of all UT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.4% of all U.S. schools.


Merit College Preparatory Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
43%
22%
42%
25%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
31%
43%
23%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
40%
42%
40%
28%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
36%
53%
44%
38%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 66 14.1%
Grade 8 65 13.9%
Grade 9 91 19.4%
Grade 10 97 20.7%
Grade 11 85 18.2%
Grade 12 64 13.7%
Total 468 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.3% 69.3% 73.8%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%
Hispanic 27.7% 27.7% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.9% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.5% 2.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.2% 34.2% 29.0%
Free lunch eligible 27.1% 27.1% 23.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 7.1% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,380,800
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 40
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 7.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 37.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 11.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,062,819
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 36.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 21.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 14.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 7.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 5.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,135 $2,403,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $382 $179,000 4.1%
Staff $34 $16,000 0.4%
General Administration $60 $28,000 0.6%
School Administration $932 $436,000 10.0%
Operation $389 $182,000 4.2%
Transportation $152 $71,000 1.6%
Other $209 $98,000 2.3%
Total Support $2,158 $1,010,000 23.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,004 $938,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $9,297 $4,351,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,584 $3,864,422,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $491 $340,095,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $276,323,000 3.7%
General Administration $101 $69,745,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $410,114,000 5.6%
Operation $773 $534,668,000 7.2%
Transportation $220 $152,550,000 2.1%
Other $280 $193,935,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,857 $1,977,430,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $1,532,981,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $7,374,833,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%