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, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Glendale, Arizona - 14 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Glendale Elementary District (4271) #190 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,522 per pupil, Glendale Elementary District (4271) ranks #445 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,450
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$9,522
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glendale Elementary District (4271) operates 14 public schools serving 9,450 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 7 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $9,522 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 18.2% local, 46.6% state, and 35.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #190 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.
a 619.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 63.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% African American, 8.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Glendale American School, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.
Its largest campus is Horizon School, enrolling 856 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning, at 25 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Glendale Elementary District (4271) school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 856 students (highest), a spread of 831 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.2% 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.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) student-counselor ratio is 620:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) chronic absenteeism rate is 63.2% — 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 Glendale Elementary District (4271)'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.