High school (grades 9-12) · Sierra Vista, AZ

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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 040008301018Charter 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 - Colin L. Powell Learning Center earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

20
Resource Index · Lower
83.7%
free-lunch eligible
75
students enrolled

Enrollment

75

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

83.7%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+73% vs state

What stands out at Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center is a high-poverty, small charter high school in Sierra Vista, Arizona, enrolling 75 students.

Economic need is high: 83.7% of students qualify for free meals, 73% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 75 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 24 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #13.

Its student body is led by White (47%) and Hispanic or Latino (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 68/100).

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.

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 - Colin L. Powell 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 - Colin L. Powell Learning Center compares

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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 83.7% ▲ 73% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 75 top 85% - -

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

75
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
83.7%
free-lunch eligible - 73% 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
$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
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

White 46.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 14.7%
African American 5.3%
Two or More 5.3%

Largest group: White at 46.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.6, Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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 - Colin L. Powell 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 - Colin L. Powell Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Jose Yepez Learning Center Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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 - Colin L. Powell Learning Center

How many students attend Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center has 75 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sierra Vista, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?

83.7% of students at Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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 - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center is White at 46.7% of enrollment, in Sierra Vista, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell 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.

Is Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center a good school?

Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. 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 - Colin L. Powell 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

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