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Yuma, Arizona - 7 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Yuma Union High School District (4507) #245 of 437 districts in Arizona (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,544 per pupil, Yuma Union High School District (4507) ranks #442 of 634 Arizona districts by per-pupil spending (Arizona districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,380
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$9,544
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yuma Union High School District (4507) operates 7 public schools serving 11,380 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arizona. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 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 Yuma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,544 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 24.2% local, 56.1% state, and 19.7% 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 31/100, ranked #245 of 437 in Arizona against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (64 AP courses district-wide), a 303.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 91.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gila Ridge High School, with a diversity index of 45.6/100.
Its largest campus is San Luis High School, enrolling 2,682 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Yuma Online Distance Academy, at 53 students, a 51x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
San Luis High School accounts for 23.6% of all Yuma Union High School District (4507) student enrollment
That concentration means Yuma Union High School District (4507)-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.
Yuma Union High School District (4507) school enrollment varies 51× across entities
Yuma Union High School District (4507) school enrollment ranges from 53 students (lowest) to 2,682 students (highest), a spread of 2,629 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.
Yuma Union High School District (4507) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.4% 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 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.
Yuma Union High School District (4507) student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Yuma Union High School District (4507) is typically wider than the Yuma Union High School District (4507)-aggregate figure suggests.
Yuma Union High School District (4507) chronic absenteeism rate is 91.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Yuma Union High School District (4507)'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 Yuma Union High School District (4507)?
Yuma Union High School District (4507) has 7 schools, including 7 high. Total enrollment is 11,380 students.
How much does Yuma Union High School District (4507) spend per student?
Yuma Union High School District (4507) spends $9,544 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #245 in Arizona.
What is the demographic composition of Yuma Union High School District (4507)?
Yuma Union High School District (4507) students are 83.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yuma Union High School District (4507)?
Yuma Union High School District (4507) has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #245 out of 437 districts in Arizona.