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Phoenix, Arizona - 1 schools
At $14,451 per pupil, Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) ranks #139 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
133
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$14,451
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) operates 1 public schools serving 133 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 $14,451 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 0.6% local, 64.7% state, and 34.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 46.8% Hispanic or Latino, 40.3% African American, 1.6% White across the district's schools.
South Pointe Junior High School accounts for 93.2% of all Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) a distant remainder — means Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965)-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.
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Comparisons are relative to Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965)'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 Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965)?
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 133 students.
How much does Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) spend per student?
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) spends $14,451 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965)?
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba South Pointe Junio (78965) students are 46.8% Hispanic or Latino, 40.3% African American, 1.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.