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Parker, Arizona - 6 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Parker Unified School District (4510) #58 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,883 per pupil, Parker Unified School District (4510) ranks #240 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,722
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,883
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Parker Unified School District (4510) operates 6 public schools serving 1,722 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 La Paz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,883 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 13.4% local, 37.4% state, and 49.2% 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 61/100, ranked #58 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 239:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 72.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wallace Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.1/100.
Its largest campus is Parker High School, enrolling 478 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parker Alternative School, at 37 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Parker High School accounts for 27.8% of all Parker Unified School District (4510) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Parker Unified School District (4510)-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.
Parker Unified School District (4510) school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Parker Unified School District (4510) school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 478 students (highest), a spread of 441 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.
Parker Unified School District (4510) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Parker Unified School District (4510) student-counselor ratio is 239:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Parker Unified School District (4510) chronic absenteeism rate is 72.6% — 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 Parker Unified School District (4510)'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 Parker Unified School District (4510)?
Parker Unified School District (4510) has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,722 students.
How much does Parker Unified School District (4510) spend per student?
Parker Unified School District (4510) spends $11,883 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #58 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Parker Unified School District (4510)?
Parker Unified School District (4510) students are 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Parker Unified School District (4510)?
Parker Unified School District (4510) has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #58 out of 437 districts in Arizona.