High school (grades 9-12) · Casa Grande, AZ

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040008301014Charter school
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#3 of 7
high schools in Casa Grande · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
63.3%
free-lunch eligible
101
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center ranks #3 of 7 high schools in Casa Grande, AZ.

Enrollment

101

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

63.3%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+31% vs state

What stands out at Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center is a higher-need, mid-sized charter high school in Casa Grande, Arizona, enrolling 101 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 63.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 101 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.

Against 62 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #31.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (62%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (19%) (diversity index 56/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 23.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) also operates Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center (187 students) and Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center (172 students) alongside Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center.

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 Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center compares

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 63.3% ▲ 31% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 101 top 82% - -

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

101
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
63.3%
free-lunch eligible - 31% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$12,224
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 62.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 18.8%
White 8.9%
African American 7.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 62.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.1, Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431), which includes Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center.

$12,224
Per student
-7%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 4.2%
State 72.5%
Federal 23.3%

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 Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center Similar size Higher economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Jose Yepez Learning Center Similar size Higher economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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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Frequently asked questions about Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center

How many students attend Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center has 101 students enrolled. It is a high school in Casa Grande, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center?

63.3% of students at Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center is Hispanic or Latino at 62.4% of enrollment, in Casa Grande, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: 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.

How does Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center rank among high schools in Casa Grande?

By Resource Investment Index, Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center ranks #3 of 7 high schools in Casa Grande, 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 Casa Grande on the city page.

Is Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center a good school?

Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center earns 20/100 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 Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431)?

Besides Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center, Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) also operates Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center (187 students), Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center (172 students), and Ppep Tec - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center (116 students). See the Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.