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Tolleson, Arizona - 7 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Tolleson Union High School District (4288) #327 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,583 per pupil, Tolleson Union High School District (4288) ranks #433 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,741
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$9,583
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) operates 7 public schools serving 13,741 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 high 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 $9,583 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 47.5% local, 36.2% state, and 16.3% 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 23/100, ranked #327 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (124 AP courses district-wide), a 360.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% African American, 5.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is University High School, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is West Point High School, enrolling 2,782 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is University High School, at 416 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Point High School accounts for 20.0% of all Tolleson Union High School District (4288) student enrollment
That concentration means Tolleson Union High School District (4288)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) school enrollment ranges from 416 students (lowest) to 2,782 students (highest), a spread of 2,366 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) chronic absenteeism rate is 28.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Tolleson Union High School District (4288) is typically wider than the Tolleson Union High School District (4288)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Tolleson Union High School District (4288)'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 Tolleson Union High School District (4288)?
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) has 7 schools, including 7 high. Total enrollment is 13,741 students.
How much does Tolleson Union High School District (4288) spend per student?
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) spends $9,583 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #327 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Tolleson Union High School District (4288)?
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) students are 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% African American, 5.5% White, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tolleson Union High School District (4288)?
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #327 out of 437 districts in Arizona.