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Avondale, Arizona - 5 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) #313 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,930 per pupil, Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) ranks #395 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,632
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,930
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) operates 5 public schools serving 9,632 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,930 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.4% local, 40.7% state, and 11.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #313 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (66 AP courses district-wide), a 524.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 55.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 9.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Millennium High School, with a diversity index of 67.8/100.
Its largest campus is Millennium High School, enrolling 2,295 students (23% of the district's total enrollment).
Millennium High School accounts for 22.7% of all Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) student enrollment
That concentration means Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) student-counselor ratio is 524:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)?
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 9,632 students.
How much does Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) spend per student?
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) spends $9,930 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #313 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)?
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) students are 55.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 9.9% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)?
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #313 out of 437 districts in Arizona.