Enrollment
97
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Mesa, AZ
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa
Federal NCES profile for Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040096903543Charter school
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #11 of 13
- high schools in Mesa · Resource Index
- 20
- Resource Index · Lower
- 97
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa ranks #11 of 13 high schools in Mesa, AZ.
School address
NCES ID 040096903543 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa is a mid-sized charter high school in Mesa, Arizona, enrolling 97 students.
Enrollment of 97 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 55/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
The surrounding Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379) spends $7,580 per pupil, 42% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Among Mesa's high schools, it stands alongside Aaec Online (51 students): Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa is larger than that campus by headcount.
Its district, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379), also runs Aaec Online (51 students).
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 Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa compares
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 97 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
97
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Funding equity
$7,580
per pupil, district-wide
- below Arizona avg of $13,145
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 + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.2 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 59.8%
Hispanic or Latino 28.9%
Asian 7.2%
African American 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.1%
Largest group: White at 59.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 55.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 55.3, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379), which includes Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa.
$7,580
Per student
-42%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.8%
State 85.5%
Federal 6.7%
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.
How Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaec Online | Smaller | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 51
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 30/100
Similar high schools in Mesa
2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high 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.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa
How many students attend Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa has 97 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mesa, AZ.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa?
The largest demographic group at Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa is White at 59.8% of enrollment, in Mesa, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. 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 Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa rank among high schools in Mesa?
By Resource Investment Index, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa ranks #11 of 13 high schools in Mesa, 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 Mesa on the city page.
Is Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa a good school?
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379)?
Besides Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379) also operates Aaec Online (51 students). See the Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379) district page for the complete list.
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