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Tempe, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks New School for the Arts (4316) #263 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,413 per pupil, New School for the Arts (4316) ranks #276 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
New School for the Arts (4316) operates 1 public schools serving 203 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $11,413 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 9.3% local, 83.2% state, and 7.6% 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 30/100, ranked #263 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 346:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 53.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.9% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is New School for the Arts, enrolling 173 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
New School for the Arts accounts for 85.2% of all New School for the Arts (4316) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New School for the Arts (4316) a distant remainder — means New School for the Arts (4316)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
New School for the Arts (4316) student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — 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 New School for the Arts (4316) is typically wider than the New School for the Arts (4316)-aggregate figure suggests.
New School for the Arts (4316) chronic absenteeism rate is 53.8% — 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 New School for the Arts (4316)'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 New School for the Arts (4316)?
New School for the Arts (4316) has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 203 students.
How much does New School for the Arts (4316) spend per student?
New School for the Arts (4316) spends $11,413 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #263 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of New School for the Arts (4316)?
New School for the Arts (4316) students are 54.9% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New School for the Arts (4316)?
New School for the Arts (4316) has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #263 out of 437 districts in Arizona.