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Chino Valley, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Chino Valley Unified District (4474) #280 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,394 per pupil, Chino Valley Unified District (4474) ranks #463 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,438
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,394
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) operates 4 public schools serving 2,438 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 $9,394 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 37.2% local, 40.8% state, and 22.0% 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 27/100, ranked #280 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.
a 466.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 62.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.5% White, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chino Valley High School, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.
Its largest campus is Chino Valley High School, enrolling 712 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Chino Valley High School accounts for 29.2% of all Chino Valley Unified District (4474) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chino Valley Unified District (4474)-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.
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) student-counselor ratio is 467:1 — 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.
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) chronic absenteeism rate is 62.5% — 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 Chino Valley Unified District (4474)'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 Chino Valley Unified District (4474)?
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,438 students.
How much does Chino Valley Unified District (4474) spend per student?
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) spends $9,394 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #280 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Chino Valley Unified District (4474)?
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) students are 63.5% White, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chino Valley Unified District (4474)?
Chino Valley Unified District (4474) has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #280 out of 437 districts in Arizona.