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Pima, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Pima Unified District (4220) #248 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,884 per pupil, Pima Unified District (4220) ranks #510 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,096
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$8,884
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pima Unified District (4220) operates 4 public schools serving 1,096 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Graham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,884 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 14.3% local, 70.2% state, and 15.5% 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 31/100, ranked #248 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 257.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.6% White, 41.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gila Valley Learning Center, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
Its largest campus is Pima Elementary School, enrolling 500 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gila Valley Learning Center, at 18 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pima Elementary School accounts for 45.6% of all Pima Unified District (4220) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pima Unified District (4220) a distant remainder — means Pima Unified District (4220)-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.
Pima Unified District (4220) school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Pima Unified District (4220) school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 500 students (highest), a spread of 482 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pima Unified District (4220) student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Pima Unified District (4220) is typically wider than the Pima Unified District (4220)-aggregate figure suggests.
Pima Unified District (4220) chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — 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.