Enrollment
29
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Pearce, AZ
Ash Creek Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Ash Creek Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040087000046
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ash Creek Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 92% of Arizona schools.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 9.7:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 77.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 29
- students enrolled
Ash Creek Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) · Arizona
NCES ID 040087000046 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.7:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-43% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
77.4%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+60% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ash Creek Elementary compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ash Creek Elementary
Ash Creek Elementary is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Pearce, Arizona, enrolling 29 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.7:1, Ash Creek Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of Arizona schools and 43% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 77.4% of students qualify for free meals, 60% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Arizona schools, with 29 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by White (52%) and Hispanic or Latino (48%) (diversity index 50/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 48.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) spends $28,286 per pupil, 115% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) operates only this one school, so Ash Creek Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 29 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Arizona's single-school districts.
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 Ash Creek Elementary compares
Ash Creek Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.7:1 | ▼ 43% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 77.4% | ▲ 60% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 29 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
77.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 60% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 8% in Arizona - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
48.3%
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
$28,286
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 51.7%
Hispanic or Latino 48.3%
Largest group: White at 51.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 49.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 49.9, Ash Creek Elementary is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ash Creek Elementary District (4187), which includes Ash Creek Elementary.
$28,286
Per student
+115%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 78.8%
State 7.5%
Federal 13.7%
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.
Similar other 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 (~29 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ash Creek Elementary
How many students attend Ash Creek Elementary?
Ash Creek Elementary has 29 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pearce, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ash Creek Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Ash Creek Elementary is 9.7:1, which is 43% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ash Creek Elementary?
77.4% of students at Ash Creek Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ash Creek Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Ash Creek Elementary is White at 51.7% of enrollment, in Pearce, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ash Creek Elementary?
Ash Creek Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (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 Ash Creek Elementary a good school?
Ash Creek Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Ash Creek Elementary District (4187)?
None reported; Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) operates only Ash Creek Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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