An equity score of 61/100 ranks Cholla Academy (5186) #57 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,933 per pupil, Cholla Academy (5186) ranks #279 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
536
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,933
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cholla Academy (5186) operates 2 public schools serving 536 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,933 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.2% local, 78.4% state, and 21.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #57 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 174.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 69.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% White, 13.3% African American across the district's schools.
Westland School Brighton Campus accounts for 57.5% of all Cholla Academy (5186) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cholla Academy (5186) a distant remainder — means Cholla Academy (5186)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cholla Academy (5186) reports 73.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Cholla Academy (5186) student-counselor ratio is 174:1 — 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.
Cholla Academy (5186) chronic absenteeism rate is 69.2% — 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.
Cholla Academy (5186) has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 536 students.
How much does Cholla Academy (5186) spend per student?
Cholla Academy (5186) spends $11,933 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #57 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Cholla Academy (5186)?
Cholla Academy (5186) students are 62.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% White, 13.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cholla Academy (5186)?
Cholla Academy (5186) has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #57 out of 437 districts in Arizona.