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Phoenix, Arizona - 23 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Cartwright Elementary District (4282) #117 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,851 per pupil, Cartwright Elementary District (4282) ranks #243 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,338
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$11,851
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) operates 23 public schools serving 14,338 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 4 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $11,851 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 16.7% local, 42.2% state, and 41.1% 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 51/100, ranked #117 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 625.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 55.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 2.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Manuel Pena Jr. School, with a diversity index of 32.9/100.
Its largest campus is Frank Borman School, enrolling 960 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Byron a. Barry School, at 68 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 960 students (highest), a spread of 892 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.
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.6% 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). 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.
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) student-counselor ratio is 625:1 — 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.
Cartwright Elementary District (4282) chronic absenteeism rate is 55.9% — 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 Cartwright Elementary District (4282)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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