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Glendale, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) #82 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,191 per pupil, Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) ranks #289 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) operates 1 public schools serving 359 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 $11,191 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 2.1% local, 72.0% state, and 25.9% 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 57/100, ranked #82 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.
and 1.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% African American, 12.9% White across the district's schools.
Ethos Academy- a Challenge Foundation Academy accounts for 90.5% of all Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) a distant remainder — means Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)-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.
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) chronic absenteeism rate is 1.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)'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 Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)?
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 359 students.
How much does Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) spend per student?
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) spends $11,191 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)?
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) students are 58.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% African American, 12.9% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379)?
Ethos Academy - a Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 out of 437 districts in Arizona.