Sequoia Charter School K-12

Listed by NCES as Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Charter School (6446) (district ID 0400244)

Public school district · Maricopa County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400244

Sequoia Charter School K-12 spent $11,847 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,136 students in 2024-25; 76.7% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Arizona: 77.8%).

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 Sequoia Charter School K-12 in enrollment (720 to 744 students) and Sequoia Charter School K-12 itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Sequoia Charter School K-12, FY23Arizona Autism Charter Schools $31,388; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) $11,876; Sequoia Charter School K-12 $11,847; El Dorado High School $10,448; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862) $10,142; Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (92656) $10,026; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) $9,669; CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327) $9,332; Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852) $9,084; Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199) $8,406; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30k40kArizona Autism Charter Schools$31,388Portable Practical Educational…$11,876Sequoia Charter School K-12$11,847El Dorado High School$10,448BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90…$10,142Archway Classical Academy Linc…$10,026BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91…$9,669CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundat…$9,332Math and Science Success Acade…$9,084Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)$8,406State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Sequoia Charter School K-12, FY23Arizona Autism Charter Schools $31,388; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) $11,876; Sequoia Charter School K-12 $11,847; El Dorado High School $10,448; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862) $10,142; Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (92656) $10,026; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) $9,669; CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327) $9,332; Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852) $9,084; Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199) $8,406; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.010k20k30k40kArizona Autism Charter Schools$31,388Portable Practical Educational Prep…$11,876Sequoia Charter School K-12$11,847El Dorado High School$10,448BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862)$10,142Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (…$10,026BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280)$9,669CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation a…$9,332Math and Science Success Academy In…$9,084Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)$8,406State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Sequoia Charter School K-12, FY23Arizona Autism Charter Schools $31,388; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) $11,876; Sequoia Charter School K-12 $11,847; El Dorado High School $10,448; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862) $10,142; Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (92656) $10,026; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) $9,669; CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327) $9,332; Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852) $9,084; Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199) $8,406; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.020k40kArizona Autism Charter Schools$31,388Portable Practical Educational Preparation…$11,876Sequoia Charter School K-12$11,847El Dorado High School$10,448BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862)$10,142Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (92656)$10,026BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280)$9,669CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Perfo…$9,332Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (8985…$9,084Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)$8,406State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Sequoia Charter School K-12, FY23Arizona Autism Charter Schools $31,388; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) $11,876; Sequoia Charter School K-12 $11,847; El Dorado High School $10,448; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862) $10,142; Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (92656) $10,026; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) $9,669; CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327) $9,332; Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852) $9,084; Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199) $8,406; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.020k40kArizona Autism Charter Schools$31,388Portable Practical Educational Preparat…$11,876Sequoia Charter School K-12$11,847El Dorado High School$10,448BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862)$10,142Archway Classical Academy Lincoln (9265…$10,026BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280)$9,669CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and P…$9,332Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (…$9,084Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)$8,406State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$12,618,000 in revenue: 76.7% state, 0.0% local and 23.3% federal. Total spending was $8,696,000, or $11,847 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Sequoia Charter School K-12 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,676,000; Local $1,000; Federal $2,941,000; total $12,618,000.
  • State$9,676,000 77%
  • Local$1,000 0%
  • Federal$2,941,000 23%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

734 students in 2022-23, 685 students in 2023-24, 764 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sequoia Charter School K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 734, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 76402004006008002022-237342023-246852024-25764
Sequoia Charter School K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 734, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 76402004006008002022-237342023-246852024-25764
Sequoia Charter School K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 734, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 76402004006008002022-237342023-246852024-25764
Sequoia Charter School K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 734, 2023-24: 685, 2024-25: 76402004006008002022-237342023-246852024-25764

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23734not reportednot reported
2023-24685not reportednot reported
2024-2576447.016.3

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 Sequoia Charter School K-12 scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 13% 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 arts14%40.4%423
Math13%34.8%427

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 54 students in Sequoia Charter School K-12's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%77.8%
Students in the class5493,470

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 other schools, 1,136 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sequoia Elementary School76416.379.8%Schoolwide program
Sequoia Secondary School372not reported46.8%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.

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.

Sequoia Secondary School

School in Mesa; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (inactive); 372 students.

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

Contact Sequoia Charter School K-12

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 Sequoia Charter School K-12

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentSequoia Charter School K-12 ranks 247 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,847).#247 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaSequoia Charter School K-12 is the number 197 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 734 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#197 of 661
  3. BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862)The next larger Arizona district: 737 students in fall 2022, $10,142 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,142
  4. Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852)The next smaller Arizona district: 727 students in fall 2022, $9,084 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,084
  5. Compare Sequoia Charter School K-12 with BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90862)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 Sequoia Charter School K-12

  1. How many schools and students are in Sequoia Charter School K-12?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 other), enrolling 1,136 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sequoia Charter School K-12 spend per student?
    $11,847 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 Sequoia Charter School K-12's money come from?
    $12,618,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.7% state, 0.0% local and 23.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Sequoia Charter School K-12 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sequoia Charter School K-12 scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 13% 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 the graduation rate in Sequoia Charter School K-12?
    80-89% of the 54 students in Sequoia Charter School K-12's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Sequoia Charter School K-12's NCES district ID?
    0400244. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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