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Bullhead City, Arizona - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Bullhead City School District (4378) #138 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,308 per pupil, Bullhead City School District (4378) ranks #360 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,394
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,308
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bullhead City School District (4378) operates 5 public schools serving 2,394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Mohave County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,308 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 27.4% local, 41.4% state, and 31.2% 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 48/100, ranked #138 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 414:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 60.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.6% Hispanic or Latino, 39.8% White, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sunrise Elementary, with a diversity index of 61.7/100.
Its largest campus is Desert Valley School, enrolling 517 students (25% of the district's total enrollment).
Desert Valley School accounts for 21.6% of all Bullhead City School District (4378) student enrollment
That concentration means Bullhead City School District (4378)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bullhead City School District (4378) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.1% 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.
Bullhead City School District (4378) student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bullhead City School District (4378) chronic absenteeism rate is 60.1% — 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 Bullhead City School District (4378)'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 Bullhead City School District (4378)?
Bullhead City School District (4378) has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,394 students.
How much does Bullhead City School District (4378) spend per student?
Bullhead City School District (4378) spends $10,308 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #138 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Bullhead City School District (4378)?
Bullhead City School District (4378) students are 52.6% Hispanic or Latino, 39.8% White, 2.0% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bullhead City School District (4378)?
Bullhead City School District (4378) has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #138 out of 437 districts in Arizona.