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St Johns, Arizona - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks St Johns Unified District (4153) #199 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,322 per pupil, St Johns Unified District (4153) ranks #358 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
965
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,322
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St Johns Unified District (4153) operates 4 public schools serving 965 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Apache County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,322 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 64.6% local, 20.5% state, and 14.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #199 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.
a 217.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St. Johns Learning Center, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is St Johns Middle School, enrolling 313 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is St. Johns Learning Center, at 16 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St Johns Middle School accounts for 32.4% of all St Johns Unified District (4153) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means St Johns Unified District (4153)-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.
St Johns Unified District (4153) school enrollment varies 20× across entities
St Johns Unified District (4153) school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 313 students (highest), a spread of 297 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
St Johns Unified District (4153) student-counselor ratio is 218:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
St Johns Unified District (4153) chronic absenteeism rate is 46.6% — 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 St Johns Unified District (4153)'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 St Johns Unified District (4153)?
St Johns Unified District (4153) has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 965 students.
How much does St Johns Unified District (4153) spend per student?
St Johns Unified District (4153) spends $10,322 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #199 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of St Johns Unified District (4153)?
St Johns Unified District (4153) students are 63.4% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Johns Unified District (4153)?
St Johns Unified District (4153) has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #199 out of 437 districts in Arizona.