Grande Innovation Academy

Listed by NCES as The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) (district ID 0400953)

Public school district · Pinal County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400953

Grande Innovation Academy spent $8,521 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 91% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its 2 schools enrolled 834 students in 2024-25; 80.5% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Grande Innovation Academy in enrollment (806 to 843 students) and Grande Innovation Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Grande Innovation Academy, FY23Riverside $12,539; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; The Paideia Academies Inc (91250) $9,721; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226) $8,948; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949) $8,576; Grande Innovation Academy $8,521; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620) $8,185; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k8k10k12k14kRiverside$12,539Arizona School For The Arts (4…$10,200Archway Classical Academy Nort…$9,978The Paideia Academies Inc (912…$9,721E-Institute Charter Schools In…$9,378Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway A…$8,948BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (63…$8,842BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91…$8,576Grande Innovation Academy$8,521Horizon Community Learning Cen…$8,185State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Grande Innovation Academy, FY23Riverside $12,539; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; The Paideia Academies Inc (91250) $9,721; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226) $8,948; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949) $8,576; Grande Innovation Academy $8,521; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620) $8,185; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k8k10k12k14kRiverside$12,539Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Pho…$9,978The Paideia Academies Inc (91250)$9,721E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (7…$9,378Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academ…$8,948BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)$8,576Grande Innovation Academy$8,521Horizon Community Learning Center I…$8,185State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Grande Innovation Academy, FY23Riverside $12,539; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; The Paideia Academies Inc (91250) $9,721; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226) $8,948; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949) $8,576; Grande Innovation Academy $8,521; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620) $8,185; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k10k14kRiverside$12,539Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91…$9,978The Paideia Academies Inc (91250)$9,721E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059)$9,378Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226)$8,948BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)$8,576Grande Innovation Academy$8,521Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (926…$8,185State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Grande Innovation Academy, FY23Riverside $12,539; Arizona School For The Arts (4345) $10,200; Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix (91758) $9,978; The Paideia Academies Inc (91250) $9,721; E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059) $9,378; Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226) $8,948; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) $8,842; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949) $8,576; Grande Innovation Academy $8,521; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (92620) $8,185; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.6k10k14kRiverside$12,539Arizona School For The Arts (4345)$10,200Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix…$9,978The Paideia Academies Inc (91250)$9,721E-Institute Charter Schools Inc. (79059)$9,378Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (9…$8,948BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361)$8,842BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)$8,576Grande Innovation Academy$8,521Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.…$8,185State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$8,624,000 in revenue: 80.5% state, 7.5% local and 12.0% federal. Total spending including $497,000 of capital outlay was $8,386,000, or $10,116 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Grande Innovation Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,944,000; Local $647,000; Federal $1,033,000; total $8,624,000.
  • State$6,944,000 81%
  • Local$647,000 8%
  • Federal$1,033,000 12%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 475 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

829 students in 2022-23, 834 students in 2023-24, 833 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Grande Innovation Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 829, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 83302505007501k2022-238292023-248342024-25833
Grande Innovation Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 829, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 83302505007501k2022-238292023-248342024-25833
Grande Innovation Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 829, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 83302505007501k2022-238292023-248342024-25833
Grande Innovation Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 829, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 83302505007501k2022-238292023-248342024-25833

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23829not reportednot reported
2023-24834not reportednot reported
2024-2583339.021.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Grande Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 26% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArizonaStudents tested
Reading and language arts36%40.4%476
Math26%34.8%483

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 833 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
The Grande Innovation83321.438.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 1 student

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Path to Potential1not reportednot reportedNot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Path to Potential

Middle school in Casa Grande; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Grande Innovation Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Grande Innovation Academy

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentGrande Innovation Academy ranks 433 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($8,521).#433 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaGrande Innovation Academy is the number 177 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 829 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#177 of 661
  3. BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)The next larger Arizona district: 840 students in fall 2022, $8,576 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,576
  4. Riverside School DistrictThe next smaller Arizona district: 822 students in fall 2022, $12,539 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,539
  5. Compare Grande Innovation Academy with BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Grande Innovation Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Grande Innovation Academy?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 834 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Grande Innovation Academy spend per student?
    $8,521 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arizona median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,993 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Grande Innovation Academy's money come from?
    $8,624,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 80.5% state, 7.5% local and 12.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Grande Innovation Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Grande Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 26% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Grande Innovation Academy's NCES district ID?
    0400953. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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