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Lakeside, Arizona - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) #107 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,107 per pupil, Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) ranks #295 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,754
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,107
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) operates 3 public schools serving 1,754 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Navajo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,107 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 60.5% local, 21.6% state, and 17.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #107 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 542.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.8% White, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blue Ridge High School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Blue Ridge Elementary School, enrolling 801 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Blue Ridge Jr High School, at 229 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Blue Ridge Elementary School accounts for 45.7% of all Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) a distant remainder — means Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)-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.
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) school enrollment ranges from 229 students (lowest) to 801 students (highest), a spread of 572 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.
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) student-counselor ratio is 543:1 — 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.
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) chronic absenteeism rate is 50.9% — 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 Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)'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 Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)?
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,754 students.
How much does Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) spend per student?
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) spends $11,107 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #107 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)?
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) students are 45.8% White, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)?
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #107 out of 437 districts in Arizona.