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Mesa, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Self Development Charter School (79072) #353 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,931 per pupil, Self Development Charter School (79072) ranks #577 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
429
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$7,931
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Self Development Charter School (79072) operates 2 public schools serving 429 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $7,931 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 3.2% local, 96.8% 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 21/100, ranked #353 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.
and 51.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Self Development Charter School accounts for 70.2% of all Self Development Charter School (79072) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Self Development Charter School (79072) a distant remainder — means Self Development Charter School (79072)-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.
Self Development Charter School (79072) chronic absenteeism rate is 51.5% — 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 Self Development Charter School (79072)'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 Self Development Charter School (79072)?
Self Development Charter School (79072) has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 429 students.
How much does Self Development Charter School (79072) spend per student?
Self Development Charter School (79072) spends $7,931 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #353 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Self Development Charter School (79072)?
Self Development Charter School (79072) students are 69.1% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 5.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Self Development Charter School (79072)?
Self Development Charter School (79072) has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #353 out of 437 districts in Arizona.