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Chandler, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) #185 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,817 per pupil, Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) ranks #405 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) operates 1 public schools serving 548 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 $9,817 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 1.5% local, 76.9% state, and 21.6% 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 40/100, ranked #185 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 (16 AP courses district-wide), a 601:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.1% White, 31.6% African American, 20.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paragon Science Academy, enrolling 601 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paragon Science Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) a distant remainder — means Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) student-counselor ratio is 601:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) chronic absenteeism rate is 36.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917)'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 Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 548 students.
How much does Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) spend per student?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) spends $9,817 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #185 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) students are 34.1% White, 31.6% African American, 20.0% Asian, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Paragon Science Ac (89917) has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #185 out of 437 districts in Arizona.