At $16,511 per pupil, Patagonia Elementary District (4460) ranks #111 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) operates 1 public schools serving 101 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Santa Cruz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,511 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 51.2% local, 32.9% state, and 15.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 124:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Patagonia Elementary School, enrolling 124 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Patagonia Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Patagonia Elementary District (4460) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Patagonia Elementary District (4460) a distant remainder — means Patagonia Elementary District (4460)-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) reports 57.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) student-counselor ratio is 124:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — 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 Patagonia Elementary District (4460) is typically wider than the Patagonia Elementary District (4460)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Patagonia Elementary District (4460)'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 Patagonia Elementary District (4460)?
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 101 students.
How much does Patagonia Elementary District (4460) spend per student?
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) spends $16,511 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Patagonia Elementary District (4460)?
Patagonia Elementary District (4460) students are 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.