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Casa Grande, Arizona - 3 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) #271 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,261 per pupil, Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) ranks #365 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,002
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,261
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) operates 3 public schools serving 4,002 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Pinal County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,261 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 42.6% local, 43.3% state, and 14.1% 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 28/100, ranked #271 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 283.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% White, 4.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Vista Grande High School, enrolling 1,943 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Inova, at 80 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vista Grande High School accounts for 48.6% of all Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) a distant remainder — means Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)-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.
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 1,943 students (highest), a spread of 1,863 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — 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 Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) is typically wider than the Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)-aggregate figure suggests.
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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 Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)'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 Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)?
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 4,002 students.
How much does Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) spend per student?
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) spends $10,261 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #271 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)?
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) students are 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% White, 4.3% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)?
Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #271 out of 437 districts in Arizona.