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Thatcher, Arizona - 5 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Thatcher Unified District (4219) #281 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,460 per pupil, Thatcher Unified District (4219) ranks #542 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,849
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$8,460
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thatcher Unified District (4219) operates 5 public schools serving 1,849 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Graham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,460 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 12.7% local, 67.6% state, and 19.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #281 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 35.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.0% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Online Academy, with a diversity index of 47.9/100.
Its largest campus is Thatcher Elementary School, enrolling 549 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eagle Online Academy, at 49 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Thatcher Elementary School accounts for 29.7% of all Thatcher Unified District (4219) student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thatcher Unified District (4219)-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.
Thatcher Unified District (4219) school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Thatcher Unified District (4219) school enrollment ranges from 49 students (lowest) to 549 students (highest), a spread of 500 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Thatcher Unified District (4219) chronic absenteeism rate is 35.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Thatcher Unified District (4219)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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