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Phoenix, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) #166 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,058 per pupil, Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) ranks #232 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) operates 1 public schools serving 248 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,058 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 10.2% local, 73.3% state, and 16.5% 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 43/100, ranked #166 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 496:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 48.0% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Imagine Surprise Middle, enrolling 248 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Imagine Surprise Middle accounts for 100.0% of all Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) a distant remainder — means Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372)'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 Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372)?
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 248 students.
How much does Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) spend per student?
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) spends $12,058 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #166 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372)?
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) students are 48.0% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% African American, 4.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372)?
Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. (88372) has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #166 out of 437 districts in Arizona.