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Buckeye, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Buckeye Union High School District (4284) #390 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,255 per pupil, Buckeye Union High School District (4284) ranks #477 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,406
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,255
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) operates 4 public schools serving 5,406 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 high 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 $9,255 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.8% local, 42.2% state, and 11.0% 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 17/100, ranked #390 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 2 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 326.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.5% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 7.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Estrella Foothills High School, with a diversity index of 60.7/100.
Its largest campus is Youngker High School, enrolling 2,096 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Buhsd Institute of Online Learning, at 121 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Youngker High School accounts for 37.1% of all Buckeye Union High School District (4284) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buckeye Union High School District (4284)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 2,096 students (highest), a spread of 1,975 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.
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Buckeye Union High School District (4284) is typically wider than the Buckeye Union High School District (4284)-aggregate figure suggests.
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) chronic absenteeism rate is 38.7% — 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 Buckeye Union High School District (4284)'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 Buckeye Union High School District (4284)?
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) has 4 schools, including 4 high. Total enrollment is 5,406 students.
How much does Buckeye Union High School District (4284) spend per student?
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) spends $9,255 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #390 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Buckeye Union High School District (4284)?
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) students are 61.5% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 7.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buckeye Union High School District (4284)?
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #390 out of 437 districts in Arizona.