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Tucson, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) #195 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,873 per pupil, Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) ranks #401 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 Sonoran Science Ac (79049) operates 2 public schools serving 791 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Pima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,873 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 1.9% local, 79.3% state, and 18.8% 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 39/100, ranked #195 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 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.6% Hispanic or Latino, 37.0% White, 11.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson, enrolling 689 students (91% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sonoran Virtual Academy, at 69 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson accounts for 87.1% of all Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) a distant remainder — means Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049)-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 Sonoran Science Ac (79049) chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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 Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049)'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 Sonoran Science Ac (79049)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 791 students.
How much does Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) spend per student?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) spends $9,873 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #195 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) students are 37.6% Hispanic or Latino, 37.0% White, 11.3% African American, 4.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049)?
Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #195 out of 437 districts in Arizona.