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Phoenix, Arizona - 1 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Pensar Academy (92972) #70 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,081 per pupil, Pensar Academy (92972) ranks #299 of 634 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 $11,081 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 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 59/100, ranked #70 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 dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Pensar Academy (92972) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.7% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
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 $11,081 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #70 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 59/100, ranking #70 out of 437 districts in Arizona.