An equity score of 42/100 ranks Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) #164 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,950 per pupil, Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) ranks #274 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,224
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,950
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) operates 4 public schools serving 1,224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,950 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.9% local, 46.7% state, and 16.3% 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 42/100, ranked #164 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 544.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% White, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountainside High School, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.
Desert Oasis Elementary School accounts for 45.9% of all Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) a distant remainder — means Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) school enrollment varies 94× across entities
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 753 students (highest), a spread of 745 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) student-counselor ratio is 544:1 — 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.
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) is typically wider than the Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)'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 Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)?
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,224 students.
How much does Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) spend per student?
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) spends $11,950 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #164 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)?
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) students are 55.5% White, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)?
Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #164 out of 437 districts in Arizona.