High school (grades 9-12) · Douglas, AZ

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040008301015Charter school
0/100100/10048/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#1 of 3
high schools in Douglas · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
93.0%
free-lunch eligible
172
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Douglas, AZ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-8 students YoY

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center held near 163 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 040008301015 · Douglas, AZ High · SMALL · CHARTER

172 enr · 93.0% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center (187 students)

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center held near 163 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center reports 172 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center compares

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 93.0% ▲ 93% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 172 top 74% - -

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

172
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
93.0%
free-lunch eligible - 93% 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
$11,876
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,502
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 172 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 99.4%
White 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 99.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 1.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 1.2, Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) reports $11,876 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Jose Yepez Learning Center Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Ppep Tec - Colin L. Powell Learning Center Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro 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

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center

How many students attend Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center has 172 students enrolled. It is a high school in Douglas, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 171 (2022-23) → 163 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center?

93.0% of students at Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro 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 - Raul H. Castro Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center is Hispanic or Latino at 99.4% of enrollment, in Douglas, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center?

Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. 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 - Raul H. Castro Learning Center rank among high schools in Douglas?

By Resource Investment Index, Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Douglas, 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 Douglas on the city page.

What other schools are in Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431)?

Besides Ppep Tec - Raul H. Castro Learning Center, Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) also operates Ppep Tec - Cesar Chavez Learning Center (187 students), Ppep Tec - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center (116 students), and Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center (101 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 2022-23) · 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.