📍 1025 S Highway 198, Payson, Utah County, 84651
Payson Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Payson, Utah County. The school has 1,135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nebo District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Payson Jr High enrolls 1,135 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 879 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 221 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 1,135 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 75 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Payson Jr High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 7, state house district 67.
Payson Jr High is one of 49 schools in Nebo District, based in Spanish Fork, Utah. The district serves 43,696 students district-wide and employs 1,534 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,135 students, Payson Jr High is larger than the district average of about 892 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe