Middle school (grades 6-8) · Heber, AZ

Mogollon Jr High School

Federal NCES profile for Mogollon Jr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 040002601459
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
84
📋 Attendance
6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mogollon Jr High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Arizona schools.

43
Resource Index · Typical
11.7:1
small classes for Arizona
82
students enrolled

Mogollon Jr High School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

82

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.7:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

-31% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mogollon Jr High School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Mogollon Jr High School

Mogollon Jr High School is a mid-sized middle school in Heber, Arizona, enrolling 82 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.7:1, Mogollon Jr High School is leaner than roughly 86% of Arizona schools and 31% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 82 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.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 40/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 82 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 22.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 21 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 82 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) also operates Mogollon High School (159 students) and Mountain Meadows Primary (142 students) alongside Mogollon Jr High School.

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 Mogollon Jr High School compares

Mogollon Jr 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 11.7:1 ▼ 31% 17:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 82 top 84% - -

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

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 14% in Arizona - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.8%
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
$14,433
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,145
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 82 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 25.6 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 75.6%
Hispanic or Latino 17.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.7%
Asian 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.2%

Largest group: White at 75.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.7, Mogollon Jr High School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392), which includes Mogollon Jr High School.

$14,433
Per student
+10%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.0%
State 22.6%
Federal 22.3%

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 Mogollon Jr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mogollon High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mountain Meadows Primary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Capps Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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

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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 Mogollon Jr High School

How many students attend Mogollon Jr High School?

Mogollon Jr High School has 82 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Heber, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mogollon Jr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mogollon Jr High School is 11.7:1, which is 31% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 25% lower 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 Mogollon Jr High School?

The largest demographic group at Mogollon Jr High School is White at 75.6% of enrollment, in Heber, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mogollon Jr High School?

Mogollon Jr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Mogollon Jr High School a good school?

Mogollon Jr High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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 Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392)?

Besides Mogollon Jr High School, Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) also operates Mogollon High School (159 students), Mountain Meadows Primary (142 students), and Capps Elementary School (107 students). See the Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) 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.

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