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Phoenix, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) #172 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,305 per pupil, Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) ranks #472 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) operates 1 public schools serving 418 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,305 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 0.7% local, 67.0% state, and 32.3% 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 42/100, ranked #172 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.
and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy accounts for 79.2% of all Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) a distant remainder — means Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% 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.
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — 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 Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250)'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 Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250)?
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 418 students.
How much does Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) spend per student?
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) spends $9,305 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #172 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250)?
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) students are 94.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250)?
Espiritu Community Development Corp. (92250) has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #172 out of 437 districts in Arizona.