An equity score of 45/100 ranks Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) #150 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,229 per pupil, Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) ranks #450 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
472
Total Enrollment
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$10,229
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) operates 1 public schools serving 472 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Maricopa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,229 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.5% local, 70.8% state, and 25.8% 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 45/100, ranked #150 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 874:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.6% Asian, 11.7% African American across the district's schools.
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary accounts for 92.6% of all Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) a distant remainder — means Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) reports 89.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) student-counselor ratio is 874:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) chronic absenteeism rate is 43.2% — 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 Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)'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 Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)?
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 472 students.
How much does Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) spend per student?
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) spends $10,229 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #150 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)?
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) students are 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.6% Asian, 11.7% African American, 5.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)?
Pathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024) has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #150 out of 437 districts in Arizona.