At $23,732 per pupil, Wenden Elementary District (4512) ranks #45 of 633 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 $23,732 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 64 of 633 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Wenden Elementary District (4512) reports 76.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $23,732 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.