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Pearce, Arizona - 1 schools
At $11,622 per pupil, Pearce Elementary District (4186) ranks #261 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$11,622
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pearce Elementary District (4186) operates 1 public schools serving 143 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 Cochise County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,622 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 42.7% local, 39.6% state, and 17.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.9% Hispanic or Latino, 37.5% White, 2.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pearce Elementary School, enrolling 136 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pearce Elementary School accounts for 95.1% of all Pearce Elementary District (4186) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pearce Elementary District (4186) a distant remainder — means Pearce Elementary District (4186)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pearce Elementary District (4186) chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Pearce Elementary District (4186)'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 Pearce Elementary District (4186)?
Pearce Elementary District (4186) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 143 students.
How much does Pearce Elementary District (4186) spend per student?
Pearce Elementary District (4186) spends $11,622 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Pearce Elementary District (4186)?
Pearce Elementary District (4186) students are 55.9% Hispanic or Latino, 37.5% White, 2.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.