Other / mixed grade configuration · Tonto Basin, AZ

Tonto Basin Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Tonto Basin Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040576000467
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👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tonto Basin Elementary earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Arizona median.

22
Resource Index · Lower
15.8:1
students per teacher
60.7%
free-lunch eligible
79
students enrolled

Tonto Basin Elementary has class sizes near the Arizona median. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

School address

Tonto Basin, AZ 85553
District: Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215) · Arizona

NCES ID 040576000467 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040576000467 · Tonto Basin, AZ Other · SMALL · TRAD

79 enr · 15.8:1 · 60.7% lunch · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Tonto Basin Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Tonto Basin Elementary compares

Tonto Basin Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.8:1 ▼ 7% 17:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 60.7% ▲ 26% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 79 top 85% - -

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

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
79
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
60.7%
free-lunch eligible - 26% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 43% in Arizona - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
59.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$25,345
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.

Student demographics

White 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4%
Two or More 3.8%

Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.6, Tonto Basin Elementary is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215), which includes Tonto Basin Elementary.

$25,345
Per student
+88%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 50.4%
State 31.8%
Federal 17.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other 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.

Similar enrollment (~79 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Tonto Basin Elementary

How many students attend Tonto Basin Elementary?

Tonto Basin Elementary has 79 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tonto Basin, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonto Basin Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Tonto Basin Elementary is 15.8:1, which is 7% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tonto Basin Elementary?

60.7% of students at Tonto Basin Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tonto Basin Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Tonto Basin Elementary is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Tonto Basin, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tonto Basin Elementary?

Tonto Basin Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215)?

None reported; Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215) operates only Tonto Basin Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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