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Black Canyon City, Arizona - 1 schools
At $21,239 per pupil, Canon Elementary District (4484) ranks #61 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Canon Elementary District (4484) operates 1 public schools serving 131 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Yavapai County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,239 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 64 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.1% local, 40.7% state, and 22.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 234:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.9% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Canon School, enrolling 117 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Canon School accounts for 89.3% of all Canon Elementary District (4484) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Canon Elementary District (4484) a distant remainder — means Canon Elementary District (4484)-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.
Canon Elementary District (4484) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.6% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Canon Elementary District (4484) student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Canon Elementary District (4484) chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Canon Elementary District (4484) is typically wider than the Canon Elementary District (4484)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Canon Elementary District (4484)'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 Canon Elementary District (4484)?
Canon Elementary District (4484) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 131 students.
How much does Canon Elementary District (4484) spend per student?
Canon Elementary District (4484) spends $21,239 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Canon Elementary District (4484)?
Canon Elementary District (4484) students are 70.9% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.