Enrollment
56
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Alpine, AZ
Alpine Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Alpine Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040063000019
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alpine Elementary School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona schools.
- 28
- Resource Index · Lower
- 11.2:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 56
- students enrolled
Alpine Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Alpine Elementary District (4161) · Arizona
NCES ID 040063000019 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alpine Elementary School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alpine Elementary School
Alpine Elementary School is a small elementary school in Alpine, Arizona, enrolling 56 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.2:1, Alpine Elementary School is leaner than roughly 88% of Arizona schools and 34% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 56 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by White (70%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 46/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Alpine Elementary District (4161) spends $22,709 per pupil, 73% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Alpine Elementary District (4161) operates only this one school, so Alpine Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Alpine Elementary School compares
Alpine Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.2:1 | ▼ 34% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 56 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
56
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher
- 34% below state mean
Top 12% in Arizona - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,709
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 69.6%
Hispanic or Latino 21.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 8.9%
Largest group: White at 69.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.2, Alpine Elementary School is about as mixed as the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alpine Elementary District (4161), which includes Alpine Elementary School.
$22,709
Per student
+73%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.8%
State 37.2%
Federal 17.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~56 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alpine Elementary School
How many students attend Alpine Elementary School?
Alpine Elementary School has 56 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Alpine, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alpine Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Alpine Elementary School is 11.2:1, which is 34% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alpine Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Alpine Elementary School is White at 69.6% of enrollment, in Alpine, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alpine Elementary School?
Alpine Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Alpine Elementary School a good school?
Alpine Elementary School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Alpine Elementary District (4161)?
None reported; Alpine Elementary District (4161) operates only Alpine Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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