An equity score of 24/100 ranks Buckeye Elementary District (4269) #317 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,900 per pupil, Buckeye Elementary District (4269) ranks #484 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,725
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$9,900
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buckeye Elementary District (4269) operates 8 public schools serving 5,725 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined 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 $9,900 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.0% local, 51.2% state, and 19.8% 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 24/100, ranked #317 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.
a 724.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% White, 9.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westpark Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.2/100.
Its largest campus is Buckeye Elementary School, enrolling 1,150 students (18% of the district's total enrollment).
Buckeye Elementary School accounts for 18.5% of all Buckeye Elementary District (4269) student enrollment
That concentration means Buckeye Elementary District (4269)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Buckeye Elementary District (4269) student-counselor ratio is 724:1 — 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.
Buckeye Elementary District (4269) chronic absenteeism rate is 46.8% — 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 Buckeye Elementary District (4269)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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