Enrollment
59
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Taylor, AZ
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor
Federal NCES profile for Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040007700943Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 91.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 59
- students enrolled
School address
District: Career Development Inc. (4400) · Arizona
NCES ID 040007700943 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
91.2%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+89% vs state
What stands out at Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor is a high-poverty, small charter combined-grade school in Taylor, Arizona, enrolling 59 students.
Economic need is high: 91.2% of students qualify for free meals, 89% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 59 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (24%) (diversity index 48/100).
The surrounding Career Development Inc. (4400) spends $18,981 per pupil, 44% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 35.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Career Development Inc. (4400) is a single-school charter district, so Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor 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 Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor compares
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 91.2% | ▲ 89% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 59 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
59
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
91.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 89% 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.
Funding equity
$18,981
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.9 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 67.8%
Hispanic or Latino 23.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 8.5%
Largest group: White at 67.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.7, Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor is about as mixed as the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Career Development Inc. (4400), which includes Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor.
$18,981
Per student
+44%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.4%
State 63.6%
Federal 35.0%
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 other 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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Frequently asked questions about Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor
How many students attend Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor?
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor has 59 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Taylor, AZ.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor?
91.2% of students at Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor?
The largest demographic group at Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor is White at 67.8% of enrollment, in Taylor, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor?
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor a good school?
Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor earns 30/100 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 Career Development Inc. (4400)?
None; Career Development Inc. (4400) is a single-school charter district, and Northern Az Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor is its only campus.
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