Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)

Public school district · Maricopa County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400655

Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) spent $11,598 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its one school enrolled 781 students in 2024-25; 74.5% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Arizona: 77.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) in enrollment (787 to 818 students) and Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992), FY23Eloy Elementary $12,604; Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) $11,598; Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961) $11,285; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) $9,613; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637) $9,175; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) $9,131; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k8k10k12k14kEloy Elementary$12,604Veritas Preparatory Academy (8…$11,598Academy of Mathematics and Sci…$11,285Arizona School For The Arts (4…$10,200Archway Classical Academy Nort…$9,978Daisy Education Corporation db…$9,613E-Institute Charter Schools In…$9,378Leading Edge Academy Maricopa …$9,175BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91…$9,131BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (63…$8,842State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992), FY23Eloy Elementary $12,604; Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) $11,598; Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961) $11,285; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) $9,613; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637) $9,175; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) $9,131; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k8k10k12k14kEloy Elementary$12,604Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)$11,598Academy of Mathematics and Science …$11,285Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Pho…$9,978Daisy Education Corporation dba Son…$9,613E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (7…$9,378Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (9063…$9,175BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309)$9,131BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992), FY23Eloy Elementary $12,604; Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) $11,598; Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961) $11,285; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) $9,613; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637) $9,175; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) $9,131; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k10k14kEloy Elementary$12,604Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)$11,598Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79…$11,285Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91…$9,978Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Sci…$9,613E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059)$9,378Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637)$9,175BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309)$9,131BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992), FY23Eloy Elementary $12,604; Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) $11,598; Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961) $11,285; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) $9,613; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637) $9,175; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) $9,131; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k10k14kEloy Elementary$12,604Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)$11,598Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.…$11,285Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix…$9,978Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran…$9,613E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059)$9,378Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637)$9,175BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309)$9,131BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$10,165,000 in revenue: 74.5% state, 17.9% local and 7.7% federal. Total spending including $180,000 of capital outlay was $9,470,000, or $11,823 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,569,000; Local $1,815,000; Federal $781,000; total $10,165,000.
  • State$7,569,000 74%
  • Local$1,815,000 18%
  • Federal$781,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 475 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

801 students in 2022-23, 795 students in 2023-24, 781 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) enrollment by school year2022-23: 801, 2023-24: 795, 2024-25: 78102505007501k2022-238012023-247952024-25781
Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) enrollment by school year2022-23: 801, 2023-24: 795, 2024-25: 78102505007501k2022-238012023-247952024-25781
Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) enrollment by school year2022-23: 801, 2023-24: 795, 2024-25: 78102505007501k2022-238012023-247952024-25781
Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) enrollment by school year2022-23: 801, 2023-24: 795, 2024-25: 78102505007501k2022-238012023-247952024-25781

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23801not reportednot reported
2023-24795not reportednot reported
2024-2578161.012.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 62% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArizonaStudents tested
Reading and language arts66%40.4%516
Math62%34.8%519

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 70 students in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate95% or more77.8%
Students in the class7093,470

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 781 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep78112.8not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentVeritas Preparatory Academy (80992) ranks 263 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,598).#263 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaVeritas Preparatory Academy (80992) is the number 186 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 801 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#186 of 661
  3. Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637)The next larger Arizona district: 804 students in fall 2022, $9,175 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,175
  4. Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961)The next smaller Arizona district: 792 students in fall 2022, $11,285 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,285
  5. Compare Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) with Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep, its largest high school781 students in 2024-25, 12.8 per teacher.781
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)

  1. How many schools and students are in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 781 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) spend per student?
    $11,598 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arizona median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,993 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)'s money come from?
    $10,165,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 74.5% state, 17.9% local and 7.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 62% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)?
    95% or more of the 70 students in Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)'s NCES district ID?
    0400655. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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