High school (grades 9-12) · Phoenix, AZ

Aaec - Paradise Valley

Federal NCES profile for Aaec - Paradise Valley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040010601892Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Aaec - Paradise Valley earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#35 of 65
high schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
269
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Aaec - Paradise Valley ranks #35 of 65 high schools in Phoenix, AZ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-16 students YoY

Aaec - Paradise Valley shrank from 316 students in 2022-23 to 300 in 2023-24 (-5.1%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-16 students YoY 040010601892 · Phoenix, AZ High · SMALL · CHARTER

269 enr · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Valley High (Continuation) (269 students)

Aaec - Paradise Valley shrank from 316 students in 2022-23 to 300 in 2023-24 (-5.1%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Aaec - Paradise Valley compares

Aaec - Paradise Valley is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 269 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

269
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Funding equity
$8,155
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,502
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2%
Two or More 5.2%
African American 3.3%
Asian 2.6%

Largest group: White at 77.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.9, Aaec - Paradise Valley is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (4331) reports $8,155 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Phoenix

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Aaec - Paradise Valley

How many students attend Aaec - Paradise Valley?

Aaec - Paradise Valley has 269 students enrolled. It is a high school in Phoenix, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 316 (2022-23) → 300 (2023-24), down 16.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Aaec - Paradise Valley?

The largest demographic group at Aaec - Paradise Valley is White at 77.7% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Aaec - Paradise Valley?

Aaec - Paradise Valley has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Aaec - Paradise Valley rank among high schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Aaec - Paradise Valley ranks #35 of 65 high schools in Phoenix, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Phoenix on the city page.

What other schools are in Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (4331)?

None; Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (4331) is a single-school charter district, and Aaec - Paradise Valley is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.