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Morenci, Arizona - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Morenci Unified District (4230) #145 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,255 per pupil, Morenci Unified District (4230) ranks #286 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,524
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,255
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morenci Unified District (4230) operates 3 public schools serving 1,524 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Greenlee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,255 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 82.4% local, 6.6% state, and 11.0% 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 47/100, ranked #145 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 289.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 38.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% White, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairbanks Middle School, with a diversity index of 51.5/100.
Its largest campus is Metcalf Elementary School, enrolling 777 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Metcalf Elementary School accounts for 50.6% of all Morenci Unified District (4230) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morenci Unified District (4230) a distant remainder — means Morenci Unified District (4230)-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.
Morenci Unified District (4230) school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Morenci Unified District (4230) school enrollment ranges from 361 students (lowest) to 777 students (highest), a spread of 416 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.
Morenci Unified District (4230) student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Morenci Unified District (4230) is typically wider than the Morenci Unified District (4230)-aggregate figure suggests.
Morenci Unified District (4230) chronic absenteeism rate is 38.2% — 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 Morenci Unified District (4230)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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