Other / mixed grade configuration · Mesa, AZ

Basis Mesa

Federal NCES profile for Basis Mesa, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040089803393Charter school
0/100100/10054/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Basis Mesa earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#3 of 70
schools in Mesa · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
894
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Basis Mesa ranks #3 of 70 schools in Mesa, AZ.

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

+27 students YoY

Basis Mesa held near 867 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+27 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

+27 students YoY 040089803393 · Mesa, AZ Other · MID · CHARTER

894 enr · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Harmony Ridge P-8 (894 students)

Basis Mesa held near 867 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+27 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Basis Mesa compares

Basis Mesa held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 894 top 12% - -

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

894
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Funding equity
$8,576
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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 112 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Asian 39.3%
White 28.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
Two or More 8.7%
African American 6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: Asian at 39.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.6, Basis Mesa is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 21

District finance for Basis Charter Schools Inc. (91949) reports $8,576 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Mesa

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Basis Mesa

How many students attend Basis Mesa?

Basis Mesa has 894 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mesa, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 840 (2022-23) → 867 (2023-24), nearly flat (+27).

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Basis Mesa?

The largest demographic group at Basis Mesa is Asian at 39.3% of enrollment, in Mesa, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Basis Mesa?

Basis Mesa has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. 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 Basis Mesa rank among schools in Mesa?

By Resource Investment Index, Basis Mesa ranks #3 of 70 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 schools in Mesa on the city page.

What other schools are in Basis Charter Schools Inc. (91949)?

None; Basis Charter Schools Inc. (91949) is a single-school charter district, and Basis Mesa 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.