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Phoenix, Arizona - 12 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Pendergast Elementary District (4283) #182 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,983 per pupil, Pendergast Elementary District (4283) ranks #390 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,266
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$9,983
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) operates 12 public schools serving 8,266 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $9,983 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.1% local, 49.4% state, and 22.5% 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 40/100, ranked #182 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 636:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 8.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Garden Lakes Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.5/100.
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) school enrollment ranges from 457 students (lowest) to 941 students (highest), a spread of 484 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) student-counselor ratio is 636:1 — 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.
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Pendergast Elementary District (4283) is typically wider than the Pendergast Elementary District (4283)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Pendergast Elementary District (4283)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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