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Holbrook, Arizona - 5 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Holbrook Unified District (4389) #18 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,821 per pupil, Holbrook Unified District (4389) ranks #158 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,843
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,821
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holbrook Unified District (4389) operates 5 public schools serving 1,843 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Navajo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,821 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 17.9% local, 47.7% state, and 34.4% 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 70/100, ranked #18 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.
a 387.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 60.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% White, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Park Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Holbrook High School, enrolling 660 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Park Elementary School, at 161 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holbrook High School accounts for 35.8% of all Holbrook Unified District (4389) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Holbrook Unified District (4389)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Holbrook Unified District (4389) school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Holbrook Unified District (4389) school enrollment ranges from 161 students (lowest) to 660 students (highest), a spread of 499 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Holbrook Unified District (4389) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.6% 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.
Holbrook Unified District (4389) student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Holbrook Unified District (4389) chronic absenteeism rate is 60.9% — 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 Holbrook Unified District (4389)'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 Holbrook Unified District (4389)?
Holbrook Unified District (4389) has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,843 students.
How much does Holbrook Unified District (4389) spend per student?
Holbrook Unified District (4389) spends $13,821 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #18 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Holbrook Unified District (4389)?
Holbrook Unified District (4389) students are 22.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% White, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holbrook Unified District (4389)?
Holbrook Unified District (4389) has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #18 out of 437 districts in Arizona.