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Tempe, Arizona - 1 schools
At $11,885 per pupil, James Madison Preparatory School (79063) ranks #239 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
156
Total Enrollment
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$11,885
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District-Level NCES Analysis
James Madison Preparatory School (79063) operates 1 public schools serving 156 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $11,885 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 5.7% local, 89.9% state, and 4.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.3% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools.
James Madison Preparatory School accounts for 83.3% of all James Madison Preparatory School (79063) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of James Madison Preparatory School (79063) a distant remainder — means James Madison Preparatory School (79063)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
James Madison Preparatory School (79063) chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to James Madison Preparatory School (79063)'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 James Madison Preparatory School (79063)?
James Madison Preparatory School (79063) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 156 students.
How much does James Madison Preparatory School (79063) spend per student?
James Madison Preparatory School (79063) spends $11,885 per student.
What is the demographic composition of James Madison Preparatory School (79063)?
James Madison Preparatory School (79063) students are 62.3% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.