High school (grades 9-12) · Apache Junction, AZ

Imagine Prep Superstition

Federal NCES profile for Imagine Prep Superstition, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040078302932Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
📚 AP courses
30
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Imagine Prep Superstition earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 3
high schools in Apache Junction · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
35.7%
free-lunch eligible
294
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Imagine Prep Superstition ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Apache Junction, AZ.

Enrollment

294

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

35.7%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

-26% vs state

What stands out at Imagine Prep Superstition

Imagine Prep Superstition is a mid-sized charter high school in Apache Junction, Arizona, enrolling 294 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 35.7% of students eligible for free meals.

With 294 students, its enrollment sits close to the Arizona median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 149 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #44.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (45%) (diversity index 57/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 6 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 294 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Its district draws 28.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Apache Junction's high schools, it stands alongside Apache Junction High School (796 students): Imagine Prep Superstition is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Imagine Prep Superstition Inc. (89788) is a single-school charter district, so Imagine Prep Superstition operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Imagine Prep Superstition compares

Imagine Prep Superstition on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 35.7% ▼ 26% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 294 top 63% - -

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

294
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.7%
free-lunch eligible - 26% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$11,362
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 294 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 37 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 47.6%
Hispanic or Latino 45.2%
Two or More 3.4%
African American 1.7%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 47.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.8, Imagine Prep Superstition is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 6

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Imagine Prep Superstition Inc. (89788), which includes Imagine Prep Superstition.

$11,362
Per student
-14%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 6.9%
State 65.0%
Federal 28.1%

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 high schools in Apache Junction

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

Verify locally before acting on Imagine Prep Superstition'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 Imagine Prep Superstition

How many students attend Imagine Prep Superstition?

Imagine Prep Superstition has 294 students enrolled. It is a high school in Apache Junction, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Imagine Prep Superstition?

35.7% of students at Imagine Prep Superstition are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Imagine Prep Superstition?

The largest demographic group at Imagine Prep Superstition is White at 47.6% of enrollment, in Apache Junction, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Imagine Prep Superstition?

Imagine Prep Superstition has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Imagine Prep Superstition rank among high schools in Apache Junction?

By Resource Investment Index, Imagine Prep Superstition ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Apache Junction, 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 Apache Junction on the city page.

Is Imagine Prep Superstition a good school?

Imagine Prep Superstition earns 34/100 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 Imagine Prep Superstition Inc. (89788)?

None; Imagine Prep Superstition Inc. (89788) is a single-school charter district, and Imagine Prep Superstition 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 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.

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