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Mesa, Arizona - 1 schools
At $17,145 per pupil, Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) ranks #98 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) operates 1 public schools serving 63 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 $17,145 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.0% local, 53.2% state, and 37.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 74.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% African American, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Step Up School, enrolling 62 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Step Up School accounts for 98.4% of all Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) a distant remainder — means Step Up Schools Inc. (4313)-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.
Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
How many schools are in Step Up Schools Inc. (4313)?
Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 63 students.
How much does Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) spend per student?
Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) spends $17,145 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Step Up Schools Inc. (4313)?
Step Up Schools Inc. (4313) students are 74.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.