At $24,436 per pupil, Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) ranks #40 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
39
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$24,436
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) operates 1 public schools serving 39 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $24,436 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 64 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.9% local, 68.4% state, and 23.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Desert Sky Community School, enrolling 38 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 12.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (39 to 44 students), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $959,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 48.2% went to instruction, 49.8% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Desert Sky Community School accounts for 97.4% of all Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) a distant remainder — means Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Comparisons are relative to Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308)'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 Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308)?
Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 39 students.
How much does Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) spend per student?
Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) spends $24,436 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308)?
Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308) students are 60.5% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.