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Provo High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Provo High
Provo High is one of the substantial high schools in PROVO, Utah, one of the schools within Provo District, with 2,023 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 106% larger than the state mean of about 980.
Across the 21 schools in Provo District (13,897 students total), Provo High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Provo High shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 41% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Utah County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Provo High shows 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.1:1, putting Provo High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Provo High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Utah County's rate of about 22%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Provo High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.
Across the wider county, Utah County reports that median household income runs about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Provo High is one campus in the mix.
Lakeview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Provo High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Provo High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.1%.
Provo High operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Provo High has edged up 9%, going from 1,864 students in 2018 to 2,023 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 50%.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Provo High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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