Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

Public school district · Yavapai County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400004

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) spent $10,123 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its one school enrolled 459 students in 2024-25; 59.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,989 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) in enrollment (465 to 487 students) and Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486), FY23Red Mesa Unified School District #27 $27,281; Gila Bend Unified District (4238) $13,062; Alta Vista High School $11,534; Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314) $11,255; Desert Star Academy (92302) $10,579; Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) $10,229; Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) $10,123; Painted Rock Academy $8,331; Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816) $8,010; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915) $7,415; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30kRed Mesa Unified School Distri…$27,281Gila Bend Unified District (42…$13,062Alta Vista High School$11,534Archway Classical Academy Cice…$11,255Desert Star Academy (92302)$10,579Pathfinder Charter School Foun…$10,229Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary Di…$10,123Painted Rock Academy$8,331Arizona Agribusiness & Equine …$8,010Daisy Education Corporation db…$7,415State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486), FY23Red Mesa Unified School District #27 $27,281; Gila Bend Unified District (4238) $13,062; Alta Vista High School $11,534; Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314) $11,255; Desert Star Academy (92302) $10,579; Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) $10,229; Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) $10,123; Painted Rock Academy $8,331; Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816) $8,010; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915) $7,415; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30kRed Mesa Unified School District #27$27,281Gila Bend Unified District (4238)$13,062Alta Vista High School$11,534Archway Classical Academy Cicero (9…$11,255Desert Star Academy (92302)$10,579Pathfinder Charter School Foundatio…$10,229Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary Distric…$10,123Painted Rock Academy$8,331Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Cente…$8,010Daisy Education Corporation dba Son…$7,415State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486), FY23Red Mesa Unified School District #27 $27,281; Gila Bend Unified District (4238) $13,062; Alta Vista High School $11,534; Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314) $11,255; Desert Star Academy (92302) $10,579; Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) $10,229; Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) $10,123; Painted Rock Academy $8,331; Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816) $8,010; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915) $7,415; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30kRed Mesa Unified School District #27$27,281Gila Bend Unified District (4238)$13,062Alta Vista High School$11,534Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314)$11,255Desert Star Academy (92302)$10,579Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)$10,229Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)$10,123Painted Rock Academy$8,331Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (…$8,010Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Sci…$7,415State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486), FY23Red Mesa Unified School District #27 $27,281; Gila Bend Unified District (4238) $13,062; Alta Vista High School $11,534; Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314) $11,255; Desert Star Academy (92302) $10,579; Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) $10,229; Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) $10,123; Painted Rock Academy $8,331; Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (85816) $8,010; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915) $7,415; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30kRed Mesa Unified School District #27$27,281Gila Bend Unified District (4238)$13,062Alta Vista High School$11,534Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314)$11,255Desert Star Academy (92302)$10,579Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (7…$10,229Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4…$10,123Painted Rock Academy$8,331Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center In…$8,010Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran…$7,415State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$5,355,000 in revenue: 59.8% state, 25.2% local and 15.1% federal. Total spending including $303,000 of capital outlay was $5,100,000, or $10,782 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,200,000; Local $1,349,000; Federal $806,000; total $5,355,000.
  • State$3,200,000 60%
  • Local$1,349,000 25%
  • Federal$806,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 475 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

475 students in 2022-23, 473 students in 2023-24, 459 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) enrollment by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 473, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234752023-244732024-25459
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) enrollment by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 473, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234752023-244732024-25459
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) enrollment by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 473, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234752023-244732024-25459
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) enrollment by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 473, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234752023-244732024-25459

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23475not reportednot reported
2023-2447325.018.9
2024-2545921.121.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 35% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArizonaStudents tested
Reading and language arts49%40.4%289
Math35%34.8%292

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 459 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School45921.729.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentClarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) ranks 364 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,123).#364 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaClarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) is the number 287 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 475 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#287 of 661
  3. Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314)The next larger Arizona district: 479 students in fall 2022, $11,255 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,255
  4. Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)The next smaller Arizona district: 472 students in fall 2022, $10,229 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,229
  5. Compare Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) with Archway Classical Academy Cicero (92314)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

  1. How many schools and students are in Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 459 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) spend per student?
    $10,123 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arizona median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,993 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,989 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)'s money come from?
    $5,355,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.8% state, 25.2% local and 15.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 344 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 35% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)'s NCES district ID?
    0400004. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25