An equity score of 57/100 ranks Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) #82 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,637 per pupil, Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) ranks #227 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) operates 1 public schools serving 399 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 $12,637 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 2.3% local, 69.5% state, and 28.2% 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 57/100, ranked #82 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 58.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 1.1% White across the district's schools.
Pioneer Preparatory - a Challenge Foundation accounts for 92.2% of all Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) a distant remainder — means Pioneer Preparatory School (90140)-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.
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) reports 53.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) chronic absenteeism rate is 58.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Pioneer Preparatory School (90140)'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 Pioneer Preparatory School (90140)?
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 399 students.
How much does Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) spend per student?
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) spends $12,637 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Pioneer Preparatory School (90140)?
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) students are 94.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% African American, 1.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pioneer Preparatory School (90140)?
Pioneer Preparatory School (90140) has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 out of 437 districts in Arizona.