Lumen Scholar Institute

Among the schools in OREM, Utah, is Lumen Scholar Institute, a low-enrollment combined-grade school. The student body numbers 454 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Utah is about 687, so this school runs 34% smaller than that.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Lumen Scholar Institute is 74% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

A ratio of 14.6:1 comes from the school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah. The lunch program counts 18% of students at Lumen Scholar Institute as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

In the county around the school, Utah County, the median household income is $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Utah County is home to 202 public schools and about 164,467 public school students.

The closest public school to Lumen Scholar Institute is Orem Jr High, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The NCES locale for Lumen Scholar Institute is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Lumen Scholar Institute is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter. In federal data, Lumen Scholar Institute is a virtual school.

Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 515.

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