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

Aspire High School

Federal NCES profile for Aspire High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040031503318
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Aspire High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Arizona median.

#6 of 15
public schools in Prescott · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
16:1
students per teacher
48
students enrolled

Aspire High School has class sizes near the Arizona median. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Aspire High School ranks #6 of 15 public schools in Prescott, AZ.

Enrollment

48

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

-6% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Aspire High School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:116:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Aspire High School

Aspire High School is a small high school in Prescott, Arizona, enrolling 48 students.

At 16:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Arizona median, within a few percentage points of the 17:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 48 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 (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) (diversity index 47/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) spends $21,606 per pupil, 64% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.

Discipline events run high: 13 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 48 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Its district, Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379), also runs Yavapai County High School (23 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 Aspire High School compares

Aspire High 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 16:1 ▼ 6% 17:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 48 top 89% - -

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

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
48
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 45% in Arizona - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$21,606
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
6
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 27.1 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 68.8%
Hispanic or Latino 22.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.2%
African American 2.1%
Two or More 2.1%

Largest group: White at 68.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.2, Aspire High School is about as mixed as the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379), which includes Aspire High School.

$21,606
Per student
+64%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.5%
State 56.8%
Federal 10.7%

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 Aspire High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Yavapai County High School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Aspire High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Aspire High School's federal record.

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 Aspire High School

How many students attend Aspire High School?

Aspire High School has 48 students enrolled. It is a high school in Prescott, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Aspire High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Aspire High School is 16:1, which is 6% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 2% higher 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 Aspire High School?

The largest demographic group at Aspire High School is White at 68.8% of enrollment, in Prescott, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Aspire High School?

Aspire High School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Aspire High School rank among public schools in Prescott?

By Resource Investment Index, Aspire High School ranks #6 of 15 public schools in Prescott, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Prescott on the city page.

Is Aspire High School a good school?

Aspire High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Arizona median. 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 Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379)?

Besides Aspire High School, Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) also operates Yavapai County High School (23 students). See the Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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

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