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Kingman, Arizona - 14 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Kingman Unified School District (79598) #329 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,335 per pupil, Kingman Unified School District (79598) ranks #470 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,178
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$9,335
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kingman Unified School District (79598) operates 14 public schools serving 7,178 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle, 2 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mohave County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,335 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.5% local, 42.0% state, and 17.4% 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 23/100, ranked #329 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 468:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 59.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kingman High School, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.
Kingman Unified School District (79598) school enrollment varies 58× across entities
Kingman Unified School District (79598) school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 994 students (highest), a spread of 977 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kingman Unified School District (79598) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.0% 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 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.
Kingman Unified School District (79598) student-counselor ratio is 468:1 — 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.
Kingman Unified School District (79598) chronic absenteeism rate is 59.8% — 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 Kingman Unified School District (79598)'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 Kingman Unified School District (79598)?
Kingman Unified School District (79598) has 14 schools, including 3 high, 6 elementary, 3 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 7,178 students.
How much does Kingman Unified School District (79598) spend per student?
Kingman Unified School District (79598) spends $9,335 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #329 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Kingman Unified School District (79598)?
Kingman Unified School District (79598) students are 60.2% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kingman Unified School District (79598)?
Kingman Unified School District (79598) has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #329 out of 437 districts in Arizona.