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Cottonwood, Arizona - 3 schools
7
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) operates 3 public schools serving 7 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Yavapai County.
The funding mix is 43.0% local, 51.9% state, and 5.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Vacte - Yavapai College Sedona Center, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Vacte - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education accounts for 58.3% of all Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) a distant remainder — means Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397)-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.
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 7 students (highest), a spread of 6 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.
Comparisons are relative to Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397)'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 Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397)?
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 7 students.
What is the demographic composition of Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397)?
Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) students are 69.0% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.