Provo Canyon School

Provo Canyon School
Address
  • Boy's campus: 4501 North University Ave, Provo, Utah 84604
  • Girl's campus: 763 North 1650 West, Springville, Utah 84663-5066

North central Utah

Utah county

United States
Information
Funding typePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian
Founded1971
StatusOpen
NCES School IDA0503514
AdministratorDave Campbell (girls campus)
Grades3 to 12
GenderMales and females
Age8 to 17
Enrollment
  • ~97 (boys campus)
  • ~98 (girls campus)
Capacity225 (combined)
Student to teacher ratio
  • ~8:1 (boys campus)
  • ~6:1 (girls campus)
LanguageEnglish
Schedule typeDaily bell class rotation
ScheduleMonday to Friday
Hours in school day5.5
Campuses2
Campus typeRural
AccreditationsThe Joint Commission, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Cognia:
Alumni
WebsiteOfficial website

Provo Canyon School (PCS) is a psychiatric youth involuntary residential treatment center in Provo, Utah, owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS) since 2000. The involuntary residential program claims to use an "Acuity Based Care" (ABC) model that identifies and re-assesses the strengths and needs of its students.

For nearly its entire history, the facility has faced multiple accusations of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of its residents. These accusations gained renewed attention in 2020 when media personality Paris Hilton released a documentary detailing the abuse she and other former residents claimed to have faced at the facility.