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Wenden, Arizona - 1 schools
At $20,700 per pupil, Wenden Elementary District (4512) ranks #67 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wenden Elementary District (4512) operates 1 public schools serving 80 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 La Paz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,700 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arizona compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.7% local, 27.3% state, and 15.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% White, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wenden Elementary School, enrolling 68 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Wenden Elementary School accounts for 85.0% of all Wenden Elementary District (4512) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wenden Elementary District (4512) a distant remainder — means Wenden Elementary District (4512)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Wenden Elementary District (4512) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Wenden Elementary District (4512) chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Wenden Elementary District (4512) is typically wider than the Wenden Elementary District (4512)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wenden Elementary District (4512)'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 Wenden Elementary District (4512)?
Wenden Elementary District (4512) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 80 students.
How much does Wenden Elementary District (4512) spend per student?
Wenden Elementary District (4512) spends $20,700 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Wenden Elementary District (4512)?
Wenden Elementary District (4512) students are 72.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% White, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.