Wilson School

Wilson School, a small elementary school in PAYSON, Utah, run under Nebo District, caters to 405 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Within Nebo District, which oversees 49 schools and 43,696 students, Wilson School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilson School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Wilson School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Utah County (around 22%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Utah County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Wilson School is one.

Mt. Nebo Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson School has edged down 9%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025.

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