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Tempe, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) #300 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,397 per pupil, Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) ranks #604 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
242
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$7,397
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) operates 2 public schools serving 242 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 $7,397 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 64 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.1% local, 99.9% state, 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 26/100, ranked #300 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 64.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 68.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% White, 3.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pinnacle Online High School, enrolling 239 students (96% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pinnacle High School - Tempe, at 10 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pinnacle Online High School accounts for 96.0% of all Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) a distant remainder — means Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)-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.
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) student-counselor ratio is 65:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)'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 Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)?
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 242 students.
How much does Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) spend per student?
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) spends $7,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #300 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)?
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) students are 68.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% White, 3.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)?
Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #300 out of 437 districts in Arizona.