High school (grades 9-12) · Casa Grande, AZ

Inova

Federal NCES profile for Inova, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040174003749
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Inova earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Arizona schools.

#2 of 7
high schools in Casa Grande · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
40:1
large classes for Arizona
80
students enrolled

Inova has class sizes larger than 99% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Inova ranks #2 of 7 high schools in Casa Grande, AZ.

Enrollment

80

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

40:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

+135% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Inova compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:140:1

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

What stands out at Inova

Inova is a mid-sized high school in Casa Grande, Arizona, enrolling 80 students.

Class loads run heavy: 40:1 is larger than about 99% of Arizona schools and 135% above the 17:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 80 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

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

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 80 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The surrounding Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) spends $10,261 per pupil, 22% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) also operates Vista Grande High School (1,943 students) and Casa Grande Union High School (1,912 students) alongside Inova.

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 Inova compares

Inova on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 40:1 ▲ 135% 17:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 80 top 84% - -

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

40:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
80
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
40:1
students per teacher - 135% above state mean
Top 99% in Arizona - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$10,261
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 80 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Casa Grande Union High School District (4453), which includes Inova.

$10,261
Per student
-22%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.6%
State 43.3%
Federal 14.1%

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.

How Inova Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Vista Grande High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Casa Grande Union High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) · 2 sibling schools

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 Inova'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 Inova

How many students attend Inova?

Inova has 80 students enrolled. It is a high school in Casa Grande, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Inova?

The student-teacher ratio at Inova is 40:1, which is 135% higher than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 155% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Inova?

Inova has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Inova rank among high schools in Casa Grande?

By Resource Investment Index, Inova ranks #2 of 7 high schools in Casa Grande, 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 Casa Grande on the city page.

Is Inova a good school?

Inova earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% 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 Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)?

Besides Inova, Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) also operates Vista Grande High School (1,943 students) and Casa Grande Union High School (1,912 students). See the Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.