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Cottonwood, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) #51 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,349 per pupil, Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) ranks #175 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
350
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$13,349
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) operates 2 public schools serving 350 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 Yavapai County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,349 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.0% local, 74.3% state, and 24.6% 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 63/100, ranked #51 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 214:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.3% White, 34.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood accounts for 68.6% of all Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) a distant remainder — means Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365)-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.
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) chronic absenteeism rate is 43.8% — 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 Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365)'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 Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365)?
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 350 students.
How much does Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) spend per student?
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) spends $13,349 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #51 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365)?
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) students are 51.3% White, 34.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365)?
Edkey Inc. Dba American Heritage Academy (6365) has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #51 out of 437 districts in Arizona.