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Tucson, Arizona - 2 schools
At $9,652 per pupil, Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) ranks #425 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
127
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$9,652
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) operates 2 public schools serving 127 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Pima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,652 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 , 90.3% state, and 9.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 44.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 59.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 8.6% African American across the district's schools.
Southern Arizona Community Academy accounts for 50.4% of all Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) a distant remainder — means Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) student-counselor ratio is 45:1 — 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 Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000)'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 Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000)?
Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 127 students.
How much does Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) spend per student?
Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) spends $9,652 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000)?
Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc. (79000) students are 59.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 8.6% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.