An equity score of 55/100 ranks Superior Unified School District (4440) #93 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,451 per pupil, Superior Unified School District (4440) ranks #186 of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
335
Total Enrollment
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$13,451
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Superior Unified School District (4440) operates 2 public schools serving 335 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Pinal County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,451 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 633 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.7% local, 40.6% state, and 16.7% 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 55/100, ranked #93 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 131:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 72.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% White, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is John F Kennedy School, enrolling 175 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
John F Kennedy School accounts for 52.2% of all Superior Unified School District (4440) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Superior Unified School District (4440) a distant remainder — means Superior Unified School District (4440)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Superior Unified School District (4440) reports 60.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Superior Unified School District (4440) student-counselor ratio is 131:1 — 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.
Superior Unified School District (4440) chronic absenteeism rate is 72.8% — 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 Superior Unified School District (4440)'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 Superior Unified School District (4440)?
Superior Unified School District (4440) has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 335 students.
How much does Superior Unified School District (4440) spend per student?
Superior Unified School District (4440) spends $13,451 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #93 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Superior Unified School District (4440)?
Superior Unified School District (4440) students are 84.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% White, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Superior Unified School District (4440)?
Superior Unified School District (4440) has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #93 out of 437 districts in Arizona.