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Phoenix, Arizona - 41 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Deer Valley Unified District (4246) #225 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,561 per pupil, Deer Valley Unified District (4246) ranks #440 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
33,199
Total Enrollment
41
Schools
$9,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) operates 41 public schools serving 33,199 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 36 combined, 3 middle, 2 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $9,561 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 48.9% local, 38.6% state, and 12.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #225 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 5 of 41 schools offering Advanced Placement (81 AP courses district-wide), a 733.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.6% White, 26.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arrowhead Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.6/100.
Its largest campus is Mountain Ridge High School, enrolling 2,823 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vista Peak, at 63 students, a 45x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) school enrollment varies 45× across entities
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 2,823 students (highest), a spread of 2,760 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) student-counselor ratio is 734:1 — 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.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) chronic absenteeism rate is 41.4% — 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 Deer Valley Unified District (4246)'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 Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) has 41 schools, including 36 combined, 2 elementary, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 33,199 students.
How much does Deer Valley Unified District (4246) spend per student?
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) spends $9,561 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #225 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) students are 58.6% White, 26.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Asian, 3.6% African American, averaged across 41 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deer Valley Unified District (4246)?
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #225 out of 437 districts in Arizona.