High school (grades 9-12) · Tempe, AZ

New School for the Arts

Federal NCES profile for New School for the Arts, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040004300733Charter school
0/100100/10020/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New School for the Arts earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#10 of 10
high schools in Tempe · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
173
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, New School for the Arts ranks #10 of 10 high schools in Tempe, AZ.

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

-13 students YoY

New School for the Arts shrank from 203 students in 2022-23 to 190 in 2023-24 (-6.4%).

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-13 students YoY 040004300733 · Tempe, AZ High · SMALL · CHARTER

173 enr · RII 20

Nearest enrollment peer: Seward High School (173 students)

New School for the Arts shrank from 203 students in 2022-23 to 190 in 2023-24 (-6.4%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How New School for the Arts compares

New School for the Arts is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 173 top 74% - -

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

173
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Engagement
53.8%
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
$10,389
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 54.9%
Hispanic or Latino 26.0%
Two or More 10.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.6%
African American 4.0%

Largest group: White at 54.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.6, New School for the Arts is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for New School for the Arts (4316) reports $10,389 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Tempe

2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high 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 New School for the Arts

How many students attend New School for the Arts?

New School for the Arts has 173 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tempe, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 203 (2022-23) → 190 (2023-24), down 13.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of New School for the Arts?

The largest demographic group at New School for the Arts is White at 54.9% of enrollment, in Tempe, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New School for the Arts?

New School for the Arts has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does New School for the Arts rank among high schools in Tempe?

By Resource Investment Index, New School for the Arts ranks #10 of 10 high schools in Tempe, 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 Tempe on the city page.

What other schools are in New School for the Arts (4316)?

None; New School for the Arts (4316) is a single-school charter district, and New School for the Arts 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.