An equity score of 36/100 ranks Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) #216 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,000 per pupil, Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) ranks #271 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) operates 1 public schools serving 318 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $12,000 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 2.8% local, 82.5% state, and 14.6% 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 36/100, ranked #216 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 58.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White, 20.1% African American across the district's schools.
Country Gardens Charter School accounts for 84.3% of all Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) a distant remainder — means Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074)-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.
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) chronic absenteeism rate is 58.6% — 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 Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074)'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 Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074)?
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 318 students.
How much does Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) spend per student?
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) spends $12,000 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #216 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074)?
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) students are 49.6% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% White, 20.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074)?
Country Gardens Charter Schools (79074) has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #216 out of 437 districts in Arizona.