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Casa Grande, Arizona - 2 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) #306 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,237 per pupil, The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) ranks #557 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) operates 2 public schools serving 829 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Pinal County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,237 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 3.7% local, 70.2% state, and 26.1% 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 25/100, ranked #306 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.
a 833:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.0% White, 34.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Grande Innovation, enrolling 833 students (100% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Path to Potential, at 1 students, a 833x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
The Grande Innovation accounts for 99.9% of all The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) a distant remainder — means The Grande Innovation Academy (92978)-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.
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) student-counselor ratio is 833:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — 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 The Grande Innovation Academy (92978)'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 The Grande Innovation Academy (92978)?
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 829 students.
How much does The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) spend per student?
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) spends $8,237 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #306 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of The Grande Innovation Academy (92978)?
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) students are 61.0% White, 34.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Grande Innovation Academy (92978)?
The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #306 out of 437 districts in Arizona.