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Tucson, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) #67 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,270 per pupil, Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) ranks #110 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
585
Total Enrollment
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$16,270
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) operates 2 public schools serving 585 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Pima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,270 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 33.5% local, 40.8% state, and 25.7% 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 59/100, ranked #67 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 239.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 79.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.9% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% White, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Robles Elementary School, enrolling 320 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
Robles Elementary School accounts for 54.7% of all Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) a distant remainder — means Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.9% 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.
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) chronic absenteeism rate is 79.0% — 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 Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)'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 Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)?
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 585 students.
How much does Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) spend per student?
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) spends $16,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #67 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)?
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) students are 59.9% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% White, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)?
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #67 out of 437 districts in Arizona.