An equity score of 57/100 ranks Gila Bend Unified District (4238) #80 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,062 per pupil, Gila Bend Unified District (4238) ranks #205 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
467
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,062
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) operates 2 public schools serving 467 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 $13,062 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 71.0% local, 12.8% state, and 16.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #80 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 64.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Gila Bend Elementary, enrolling 309 students (64% of the district's total enrollment).
Gila Bend Elementary accounts for 64.2% of all Gila Bend Unified District (4238) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gila Bend Unified District (4238) a distant remainder — means Gila Bend Unified District (4238)-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.
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) reports 100.0% 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.
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) chronic absenteeism rate is 64.0% — 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 Gila Bend Unified District (4238)'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 Gila Bend Unified District (4238)?
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 467 students.
How much does Gila Bend Unified District (4238) spend per student?
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) spends $13,062 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #80 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Gila Bend Unified District (4238)?
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) students are 68.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gila Bend Unified District (4238)?
Gila Bend Unified District (4238) has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #80 out of 437 districts in Arizona.