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Phoenix, Arizona - 17 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Alhambra Elementary District (4280) #78 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,648 per pupil, Alhambra Elementary District (4280) ranks #257 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,157
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$11,648
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) operates 17 public schools serving 10,157 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 8 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,648 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.7% local, 42.7% state, and 36.6% 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 57/100, ranked #78 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 538.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 64.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 5.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valencia Newcomer School, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) school enrollment varies 9.1× across entities
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 905 students (highest), a spread of 806 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) student-counselor ratio is 539:1 — 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.
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) chronic absenteeism rate is 64.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement 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 Alhambra Elementary District (4280)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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