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Queen Creek, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) #392 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,016 per pupil, Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) ranks #613 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,145
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$7,016
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) operates 4 public schools serving 3,145 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 combined 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 $7,016 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 64 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.2% local, 88.5% state, and 7.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #392 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert, with a diversity index of 55.5/100.
Its largest campus is Benjamin Franklin High School, enrolling 1,324 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Benjamin Franklin High School accounts for 39.9% of all Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)-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.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) school enrollment ranges from 565 students (lowest) to 1,324 students (highest), a spread of 759 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)'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 Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)?
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,145 students.
How much does Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) spend per student?
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) spends $7,016 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #392 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)?
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) students are 67.7% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)?
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #392 out of 437 districts in Arizona.