Lumen Scholar Institute

Set in OREM, Utah, Lumen Scholar Institute is a compact multi-level school, operated by Lumen Scholar Institute. It enrolls 454 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 687 students.

Lumen Scholar Institute sits inside Lumen Scholar Institute, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Lumen Scholar Institute records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.9:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Utah County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Lumen Scholar Institute is one.

Orem Jr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Lumen Scholar Institute operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, Lumen Scholar Institute runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lumen Scholar Institute has ticked down 13%, going from 520 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 74% across the same window.

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