Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy
Cedar City · UT · Private independent
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Havenwood Schools → Renewed Hope Ranch Academy → Kolob Canyon Rtc → Sunrise Academy → Diamond Ranch Academy → Coral Sands Academy → Turn About Ranch → Sorenson`S Ranch School →How Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy compares for families
What families should know about Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy.
- ▸ LocallyUT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Havenwood Schools, Renewed Hope Ranch Academy, Kolob Canyon Rtc and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Utah
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,200/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 36 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havenwood Schools Cedar City |
Private | 4.0 | 36 | — |
| Renewed Hope Ranch Academy Cedar City |
Private | 9.1 | 28 | — |
| Kolob Canyon Rtc New Harmony |
Private | 16.9 | 12 | — |
| Sunrise Academy Hurricane |
Private | 32.6 | 52 | — |
| Diamond Ranch Academy Hurricane |
Private | 38.1 | 129 | — |
| Coral Sands Academy St George |
Private | 48.3 | 115 | +53.3% |
| Turn About Ranch Escalante |
Private | 82.0 | 17 | — |
| Sorenson`S Ranch School Koosharem |
Private | 88.5 | 65 | -17.7% |