Other / mixed grade configuration · Mcnary, AZ

Mcnary Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Mcnary Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040486000376
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mcnary Elementary School earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

15
Resource Index · Lower
87.9%
free-lunch eligible
183
students enrolled

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040486000376 · Mcnary, AZ Other · SMALL · TRAD

183 enr · 87.9% lunch · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Mcnary Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Mcnary Elementary School compares

Mcnary Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 87.9% ▲ 82% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 183 top 73% - -

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

183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
87.9%
free-lunch eligible - 82% 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.
Engagement
55.2%
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
$29,492
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
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.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 96.2%
White 1.1%
African American 1.1%
Asian 1.1%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Mcnary Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mcnary Elementary District (4163), which includes Mcnary Elementary School.

$29,492
Per student
+118%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
+67%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 2.2%
State 43.2%
Federal 54.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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 Mcnary Elementary School

How many students attend Mcnary Elementary School?

Mcnary Elementary School has 183 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mcnary, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mcnary Elementary School?

87.9% of students at Mcnary Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mcnary Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Mcnary Elementary School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 96.2% of enrollment, in Mcnary, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mcnary Elementary School?

Mcnary Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Mcnary Elementary District (4163)?

None reported; Mcnary Elementary District (4163) operates only Mcnary Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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

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