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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000390

Payson High

1050 S MAIN, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6025 · Utah County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,648 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,648
High
DISTRICT 1,690 · STATE 980
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
429 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1057335%
Grade 1155834%
Grade 1251731%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
1,27978%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
31519%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
302%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
60%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
88254%
Female
76546%

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Payson High

Payson High's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Payson High this school1,64826.0%28.4%
Springville High
SPRINGVILLE
1,66522.9%41.3%
Cedar City High
CEDAR CITY
1,37224.8%44.0%
Tooele High
TOOELE
1,90025.8%27.6%
Box Elder High
BRIGHAM CITY
1,64125.2%36.3%
Uintah High
VERNAL
1,84328.5%42.8%
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Payson High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn UtahIn Utah County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.4%#114 of 149#21 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,648#48 of 189#13 of 27
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.6:1#84 of 145#11 of 25
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.0%#84 of 145#16 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.0%#86 of 169#8 of 27
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.2%#33 of 84#8 of 15
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,648
+45 (+3%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,64869.723.6:126% (429)
2023-241,60168.723.3:125% (405)
2022-231,55468.422.7:125% (391)
2020-211,603N/AN/A24% (390)
2017-181,394N/AN/A24% (333)
2015-161,318N/AN/A35% (467)
2010-111,0304423.4:141% (419)
2000-011,2995424.1:121% (274)
1990-911,0144821.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Payson High.

About Payson High

Families in PAYSON, Utah, are served by Payson High, a high-enrollment high school. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 1,648 students. By comparison, high schools in Utah enroll about 980 students on average.

Nebo District runs Payson High along with 48 other schools, enrolling 43,696 students in total.

White students are 78% of those enrolled at Payson High. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic. That is in line with Utah County, where about 81% of residents are White. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Payson High are from different groups.

A staff of 69.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.6:1. The average for high schools in Utah, 21.1:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 26%.

Payson High ranks in the bottom 10% of Utah schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 28.4%. Predicted: 47.1%. Difference: 18.7 points.

In the wider Utah County area, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Utah County, 202 public schools serve about 164,467 students.

Measured in a straight line, Payson Jr High is about 0.2 miles from Payson High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 28.4% is below the 41.9% average for nearby schools.

Locale data from NCES put Payson High in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).

Enrollment was 1,648 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,603.

The allk12 page for Payson High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Utah County at a glance

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Population
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students

Quick facts

School name
Payson High
District
Nebo District
Address
1050 S MAIN, PAYSON, UT 84651
Phone
(801) 465-6025
County
Utah County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
1,648
Teachers (FTE)
70
Student–teacher ratio
23.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
429 (26%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
490063000390
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Nebo District
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Other Payson High schools

One other US public school is named Payson High. Payson High is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Payson High
How large is Payson High?
Payson High enrolls approximately 1,648 students in grades 06-12.
Is Payson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Payson High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Payson High have?
Payson High employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Payson High?
Student demographics at Payson High are roughly 78% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Payson High?
Payson High is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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