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Phoenix, Arizona - 44 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) #136 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,154 per pupil, Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) ranks #292 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
27,919
Total Enrollment
44
Schools
$11,154
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) operates 44 public schools serving 27,919 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 33 combined, 6 middle, 5 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,154 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 57.8% local, 27.3% state, and 14.9% 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 48/100, ranked #136 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 44 schools offering Advanced Placement (99 AP courses district-wide), a 436.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.0% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paradise Valley High School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Pinnacle High School, enrolling 2,430 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Roadrunner School, at 70 students, a 35x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) school enrollment varies 35× across entities
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) school enrollment ranges from 70 students (lowest) to 2,430 students (highest), a spread of 2,360 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) chronic absenteeism rate is 49.6% — 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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)'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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)?
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) has 44 schools, including 33 combined, 6 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 27,919 students.
How much does Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) spend per student?
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) spends $11,154 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #136 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)?
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) students are 49.0% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 44 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)?
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #136 out of 437 districts in Arizona.