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Hereford, Arizona - 3 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) #29 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,210 per pupil, Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) ranks #146 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
914
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,210
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) operates 3 public schools serving 914 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Cochise County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,210 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 32.8% local, 55.9% state, and 11.4% 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 67/100, ranked #29 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 337.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Palominas Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.
Its largest campus is Coronado Elementary School, enrolling 404 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Valley View Elementary School, at 31 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Coronado Elementary School accounts for 44.2% of all Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 404 students (highest), a spread of 373 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — 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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) is typically wider than the Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)-aggregate figure suggests.
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) chronic absenteeism rate is 56.1% — 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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)'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 Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)?
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 914 students.
How much does Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) spend per student?
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) spends $14,210 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #29 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)?
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) students are 60.5% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180)?
Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #29 out of 437 districts in Arizona.