An equity score of 23/100 ranks Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) #327 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,987 per pupil, Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) ranks #472 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) operates 1 public schools serving 907 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 $9,987 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.3% local, 72.0% state, and 16.8% 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 23/100, ranked #327 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), and 22.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% White, 34.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Desert Heights Charter School, enrolling 868 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Desert Heights Charter School accounts for 95.7% of all Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) a distant remainder — means Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099)-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.
Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) chronic absenteeism rate is 22.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) is typically wider than the Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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