An equity score of 36/100 ranks Kyrene Elementary District (4267) #212 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,500 per pupil, Kyrene Elementary District (4267) ranks #412 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,401
Total Enrollment
26
Schools
$10,500
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) operates 26 public schools serving 14,401 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 7 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,500 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.1% local, 36.4% state, and 11.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #212 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 686.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.9% White, 33.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kyrene De La Esperanza School, with a diversity index of 79.9/100.
Its largest campus is Kyrene Altadena Middle School, enrolling 857 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kyrene Digital Academy, at 249 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) school enrollment ranges from 249 students (lowest) to 857 students (highest), a spread of 608 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.
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) student-counselor ratio is 686:1 — 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.
Kyrene Elementary District (4267) chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — 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 Kyrene Elementary District (4267)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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