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Buckeye, Arizona - 7 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Liberty Elementary District (4266) #391 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,165 per pupil, Liberty Elementary District (4266) ranks #566 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,450
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$8,165
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty Elementary District (4266) operates 7 public schools serving 4,450 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 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 $8,165 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 28.1% local, 61.6% state, and 10.3% 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 17/100, ranked #391 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.
a 649.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% White, 6.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westar Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.2/100.
Blue Horizons Elementary School accounts for 21.5% of all Liberty Elementary District (4266) student enrollment
That concentration means Liberty Elementary District (4266)-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.
Liberty Elementary District (4266) school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Liberty Elementary District (4266) school enrollment ranges from 411 students (lowest) to 976 students (highest), a spread of 565 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.
Liberty Elementary District (4266) student-counselor ratio is 650:1 — 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.
Liberty Elementary District (4266) chronic absenteeism rate is 45.8% — 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 Liberty Elementary District (4266)'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 Liberty Elementary District (4266)?
Liberty Elementary District (4266) has 7 schools, including 7 combined. Total enrollment is 4,450 students.
How much does Liberty Elementary District (4266) spend per student?
Liberty Elementary District (4266) spends $8,165 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #391 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty Elementary District (4266)?
Liberty Elementary District (4266) students are 58.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% White, 6.1% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty Elementary District (4266)?
Liberty Elementary District (4266) has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #391 out of 437 districts in Arizona.