Enrollment
10
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Tempe, AZ
Pinnacle High School - Tempe
Federal NCES profile for Pinnacle High School - Tempe, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040062100688Charter school
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pinnacle High School - Tempe earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #1 of 10
- high schools in Tempe · Resource Index
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Pinnacle High School - Tempe ranks #1 of 10 high schools in Tempe, AZ.
School address
District: Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) · Arizona
NCES ID 040062100688 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Pinnacle High School - Tempe
Pinnacle High School - Tempe is a small charter high school in Tempe, Arizona, enrolling 10 students.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Arizona schools, with 10 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and White (20%) (diversity index 58/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 10 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) spends $7,397 per pupil, 44% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 10 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Among Tempe's high schools, it stands alongside Ombudsman - Charter Northeast (93 students): Pinnacle High School - Tempe is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Its district, Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001), also runs Pinnacle Online High School (239 students).
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 Pinnacle High School - Tempe compares
Pinnacle High School - Tempe on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 10 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Funding equity
$7,397
per pupil, district-wide
- below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 10 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 20.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.0 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
Hispanic or Latino 60.0%
White 20.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.0, Pinnacle High School - Tempe is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001), which includes Pinnacle High School - Tempe.
$7,397
Per student
-44%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-55%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.1%
State 99.9%
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 Pinnacle High School - Tempe Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Online High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Pinnacle High School - Tempe's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 239
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 53/100
Similar high schools in Tempe
2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high 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 Pinnacle High School - Tempe
How many students attend Pinnacle High School - Tempe?
Pinnacle High School - Tempe has 10 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tempe, AZ.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pinnacle High School - Tempe?
The largest demographic group at Pinnacle High School - Tempe is Hispanic or Latino at 60.0% of enrollment, in Tempe, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pinnacle High School - Tempe?
Pinnacle High School - Tempe has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Pinnacle High School - Tempe rank among high schools in Tempe?
By Resource Investment Index, Pinnacle High School - Tempe ranks #1 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.
Is Pinnacle High School - Tempe a good school?
Pinnacle High School - Tempe earns 46/100 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 Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001)?
Besides Pinnacle High School - Tempe, Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) also operates Pinnacle Online High School (239 students). See the Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) district page for the complete list.
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