Espiritu Schools (92902)

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.

Phoenix, Arizona - 1 schools

At $29,814 per pupil, Espiritu Schools (92902) ranks #17 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

70
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$29,814
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Espiritu Schools (92902) operates 1 public schools serving 70 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 $29,814 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 47.5% local, 33.3% state, and 19.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

and 55.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.

Its largest campus is Aim Higher College Prep Academy, enrolling 70 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Aim Higher College Prep Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Espiritu Schools (92902) student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Espiritu Schools (92902) a distant remainder — means Espiritu Schools (92902)-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Espiritu Schools (92902) reports 95.7% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Espiritu Schools (92902) chronic absenteeism rate is 55.7% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

19.2%
Federal
33.3%
State
47.5%
Local

Programs & Resources

55.7%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Espiritu Schools (92902)

School Enrollment
Aim Higher College Prep Academy
Charter
70

How Espiritu Schools (92902) Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Arizona districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Shonto Governing Board of Education Inc. (6353) Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Blue Adobe Project (89871) Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc. (79066) Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded
Career Development Inc. (4400) Similar size Lower spending Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Espiritu Schools (92902)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Arizona

Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.

Mesa Unified District (4235)
58,343 students · 78 schools · $12,121/pupil
Compare vs Espiritu Schools (92902) →
Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
43,716 students · 44 schools · $11,085/pupil
Compare vs Espiritu Schools (92902) →
Tucson Unified District (4403)
41,511 students · 90 schools · $13,783/pupil
Compare vs Espiritu Schools (92902) →
Gilbert Unified District (4239)
33,281 students · 38 schools · $10,928/pupil
Compare vs Espiritu Schools (92902) →

Nationwide districts with similar enrollment or spending

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by per-pupil expenditure, not the same-state lists above.

Compare Espiritu Schools (92902)

See how this district compares to others in enrollment, spending, demographics, and academic resources.

Compare vs Mesa Unified District (4235) →

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Espiritu Schools (92902)?

Espiritu Schools (92902) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 70 students.

How much does Espiritu Schools (92902) spend per student?

Espiritu Schools (92902) spends $29,814 per student.