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Laveen, Arizona - 10 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Laveen Elementary District (4276) #219 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,365 per pupil, Laveen Elementary District (4276) ranks #467 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,766
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$9,365
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Laveen Elementary District (4276) operates 10 public schools serving 7,766 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 elementary 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,365 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 29.7% local, 53.8% 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 35/100, ranked #219 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 909.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% African American, 8.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Vista Del Sur Accelerated, with a diversity index of 70.5/100.
Its largest campus is Desert Meadows Elementary School, enrolling 1,020 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Laveen Online Academy, at 37 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Laveen Elementary District (4276) school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,020 students (highest), a spread of 983 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.6% 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.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) student-counselor ratio is 910:1 — 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.
Laveen Elementary District (4276) chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — 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 Laveen Elementary District (4276)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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