Utah County at a glance
Odyssey’s report to the Legislature for the 2025-26 program year counts 3,835 approved Utah Fits All students living in Utah County, about 26% of the 14,522 statewide and the second-largest county total after Salt Lake (our arithmetic). Like every county figure in the report, it reflects the ZIP code of the student address entered on the application.
Utah County is also the only one of the four large Wasatch Front counties where the number of children grew between April 2020 and July 2025: its under-18 population rose 4.9%, according to Census Bureau estimates, while Salt Lake, Davis and Weber counties lost children. Today the county has three school districts (Alpine, Provo City and Nebo) plus charter schools. From July 1, 2027, Alpine’s area becomes three districts of its own.
Alpine School District’s split on July 1, 2027
Alpine is the largest school district in Utah by students with disabilities: the Utah State Board of Education’s December 1, 2025 count lists 10,791 students served in Alpine, more than any other district or charter school. Alpine will operate schools through June 30, 2027. On July 1, 2027, three new districts become operational. Their boards were elected in November 2025, and superintendents were named in February 2026.
| New district (from July 1, 2027) | Communities, per Alpine School District |
|---|---|
| Aspen Peaks School District | Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland, Lehi and the Utah County part of Draper |
| Lake Mountain School District | Cedar Fort, Fairfield, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs and the unincorporated area west of Lehi |
| Timpanogos School District | Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard |
Source: Alpine School District’s new-districts page, read October 1, 2026. Alpine’s website is alpineschools.org; a similarly named site belongs to a California district.
What the split means for evaluations and IEPs
Until June 30, 2027, Alpine’s special education department handles Child Find (locating and evaluating children who may have a disability) in its area. Alpine’s Child Find information covers private-school and home-schooled children living within its boundaries, and it lists a Utah Parent Center consultant as a contact for families. From July 1, 2027, the new district that serves your address is expected to take on that role; confirm with Alpine’s special education office.
When we checked on October 1, 2026, the three new districts had not yet published special education pages, and we found no published guidance on how existing IEPs and records will move. If your child has an IEP or an evaluation under way, it’s reasonable to:
- ask Alpine’s special education office which new district will serve your address and who will hold your child’s records;
- keep your own copies of the current IEP, recent evaluations and progress reports;
- note any evaluation or IEP meeting dates that fall near July 1, 2027, and ask who will run them.
If you use Utah Fits All, your child isn’t enrolled in the district, but Utah’s Special Education Rules still make districts responsible for finding and evaluating home-schooled children who live in their boundaries, and private-school students in the area they serve. Our Utah IEP help page explains the timelines.
Provo City and Nebo are separate districts
- Provo City School District (1,799 students with disabilities served on December 1, 2025) is separate from Alpine and Nebo and isn’t affected by the split. Its special education page links parents to the Utah Parent Center and Decoding Dyslexia.
- Nebo School District (5,661 students served) covers the south of the county, including Spanish Fork, Springville, Payson, Salem, Mapleton and Santaquin. Its Child Find information includes home-school students within its boundaries and directs private-school families to the district office. Santaquin crosses into Juab County, so check your address.
Getting started with online tutoring from Utah County
Our teachers are certified in special education, and every session is live and one-to-one, so your child gets the teacher’s full attention for the whole session. Because sessions happen online, a change of school district in 2027 doesn’t affect your child’s tutoring with us. Before a first conversation, it helps to have:
- your child’s current IEP, 504 plan or evaluation summary, if there is one, and the academic goals you’d most like to work on;
- your school district today, and the one that will serve your address from July 1, 2027;
- whether your child is in a private school, home-based or in public school, and whether you use Utah Fits All;
- a recent example of the work that’s hard, such as a reading passage, a math worksheet or a writing assignment.
We tutor reading and dyslexia, math, executive function and academic skills for autistic learners. We don’t provide therapy, speech services or evaluations.
Paying with Utah Fits All
Special Education Resource LLC is an approved provider in the Utah Fits All Odyssey Marketplace. We are not Odyssey, the Utah State Board of Education or the State of Utah. There are two ways to use the scholarship for tutoring:
| What to know | Odyssey Marketplace | Reimbursement |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays the provider | Odyssey pays vendors directly | You pay first, then ask Odyssey to pay you back |
| What you submit | Nothing extra: the order is placed in the Marketplace | An itemized receipt, proof the payment was completed and how you paid |
| Things to know | Odyssey has a “No Cancelation Policy”; service orders are cancelled only if the vendor authorizes it | Odyssey says it processes complete requests within 10 business days; the cost can’t exceed a comparable Marketplace price by more than 10% |
For 2026-27, Utah Fits All pays up to $8,000 for a private-school student, and up to $4,000 (ages 5–11) or $6,000 (ages 12–18) for a home-based student, by age on September 1. See paying for tutoring with Utah Fits All and Utah Fits All and your child’s IEP.
Court status: In April 2025, Utah’s Third District Court ruled Utah Fits All unconstitutional, and the State appealed to the Utah Supreme Court. As of October 1, 2026, the Utah Supreme Court has not ruled, and the program is operating for the 2026-27 school year. More on the court case.
For free help with special education questions, the Utah Parent Center (800-468-1160) serves families statewide, and its Family to Family page lists a Utah County parent group.
Sources
- Odyssey, Utah Fits All Legislative Report for the 2025-2026 Program Year, as published by Utah News Dispatch (section X)
- Alpine School District: new districts
- Utah State Board of Education: Child Count of Students with Disabilities, December 1, 2025
- Provo City School District: Special Education Services
- USBE Special Education Rules (June 2023), sections VI.B.3.a and VI.D.1
- U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age, Utah
- Odyssey: Marketplace cancellation policy
- Odyssey: Updated UFA Spending Policies for 2026-27 Awards
District pages checked October 1, 2026. We’ll recheck the new districts’ pages before July 2027.