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Douglas, Arizona - 10 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Douglas Unified District (4174) #177 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,602 per pupil, Douglas Unified District (4174) ranks #430 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,852
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$9,602
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Douglas Unified District (4174) operates 10 public schools serving 3,852 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Cochise County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,602 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 12.2% local, 64.6% state, and 23.2% 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 41/100, ranked #177 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 491.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 63.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 15.2/100.
Its largest campus is Douglas High School, enrolling 1,288 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dusd Online Academy, at 6 students, a 215x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Douglas High School accounts for 33.4% of all Douglas Unified District (4174) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Douglas Unified District (4174)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Douglas Unified District (4174) school enrollment varies 215× across entities
Douglas Unified District (4174) school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 1,288 students (highest), a spread of 1,282 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Douglas Unified District (4174) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Douglas Unified District (4174) student-counselor ratio is 491:1 — 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.
Douglas Unified District (4174) chronic absenteeism rate is 63.1% — 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 Douglas Unified District (4174)'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 Douglas Unified District (4174)?
Douglas Unified District (4174) has 10 schools, including 2 high, 5 combined, 2 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,852 students.
How much does Douglas Unified District (4174) spend per student?
Douglas Unified District (4174) spends $9,602 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #177 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Douglas Unified District (4174)?
Douglas Unified District (4174) students are 96.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Douglas Unified District (4174)?
Douglas Unified District (4174) has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #177 out of 437 districts in Arizona.