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Vail, Arizona - 23 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Vail Unified District (4413) #301 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,396 per pupil, Vail Unified District (4413) ranks #462 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,533
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$9,396
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vail Unified District (4413) operates 23 public schools serving 14,533 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 6 elementary, 5 high, 4 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Pima County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,396 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 35.8% local, 54.2% state, and 10.0% 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 #301 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 5 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (48 AP courses district-wide), a 487.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 39.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mesquite Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Cienega High School, enrolling 1,881 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vail Innovation Center, at 61 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vail Unified District (4413) school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Vail Unified District (4413) school enrollment ranges from 61 students (lowest) to 1,881 students (highest), a spread of 1,820 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Vail Unified District (4413) student-counselor ratio is 487:1 — 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.
Vail Unified District (4413) chronic absenteeism rate is 33.7% — 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.