An equity score of 58/100 ranks Pensar Academy (92972) #76 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,527 per pupil, Pensar Academy (92972) ranks #314 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pensar Academy (92972) operates 1 public schools serving 205 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 $11,527 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 1.0% local, 74.8% state, and 24.2% 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 58/100, ranked #76 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.
and 50.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% White, 9.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pensar Academy, enrolling 203 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pensar Academy accounts for 99.0% of all Pensar Academy (92972) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pensar Academy (92972) a distant remainder — means Pensar Academy (92972)-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.
Pensar Academy (92972) reports 90.7% 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.
Pensar Academy (92972) chronic absenteeism rate is 50.2% — 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.
Pensar Academy (92972) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 205 students.
How much does Pensar Academy (92972) spend per student?
Pensar Academy (92972) spends $11,527 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #76 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Pensar Academy (92972)?
Pensar Academy (92972) students are 74.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% White, 9.9% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pensar Academy (92972)?
Pensar Academy (92972) has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #76 out of 437 districts in Arizona.