At $10,591 per pupil, Highland Free School (79061) ranks #398 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$10,591
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Highland Free School (79061) operates 1 public schools serving 44 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 Pima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,591 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.9% local, 68.4% state, and 19.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 48.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.7% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% White, 12.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Highland Free School, enrolling 31 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Highland Free School accounts for 70.5% of all Highland Free School (79061) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Highland Free School (79061) a distant remainder — means Highland Free School (79061)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Highland Free School (79061) chronic absenteeism rate is 48.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Highland Free School (79061)?
Highland Free School (79061) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 44 students.
How much does Highland Free School (79061) spend per student?
Highland Free School (79061) spends $10,591 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Highland Free School (79061)?
Highland Free School (79061) students are 38.7% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% White, 12.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.