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Sierra Vista, Arizona - 9 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) #247 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,151 per pupil, Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) ranks #490 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,761
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$9,151
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) operates 9 public schools serving 4,761 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cochise County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,151 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 38.1% local, 40.2% state, and 21.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #247 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 286.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 51.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.4% Hispanic or Latino, 40.4% White, 4.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bella Vista Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.9/100.
Its largest campus is Buena High School, enrolling 1,715 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Svusd Aoi, at 45 students, a 38x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Buena High School accounts for 36.0% of all Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)-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.
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) school enrollment varies 38× across entities
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) school enrollment ranges from 45 students (lowest) to 1,715 students (highest), a spread of 1,670 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) student-counselor ratio is 287:1 — 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 Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) is typically wider than the Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)-aggregate figure suggests.
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) chronic absenteeism rate is 51.1% — 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 Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)'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 Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)?
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) has 9 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,761 students.
How much does Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) spend per student?
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) spends $9,151 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #247 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)?
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) students are 43.4% Hispanic or Latino, 40.4% White, 4.3% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)?
Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #247 out of 437 districts in Arizona.