Enrollment
68
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wenden, AZ
Wenden Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Wenden Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040912000949
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wenden Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Arizona schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.5:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 76.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 68
- students enrolled
Wenden Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Wenden Elementary District (4512) · Arizona
NCES ID 040912000949 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.5:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.3%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+58% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wenden Elementary School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wenden Elementary School
Wenden Elementary School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Wenden, Arizona, enrolling 68 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Wenden Elementary School is leaner than roughly 94% of Arizona schools and 50% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 76.3% of students qualify for free meals, 58% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 68 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 28 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #4.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (72%) and White (22%) (diversity index 43/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Wenden Elementary District (4512) spends $20,700 per pupil, 57% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Wenden Elementary District (4512) operates only this one school, so Wenden Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Wenden Elementary School compares
Wenden Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.5:1 | ▼ 50% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.3% | ▲ 58% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 68 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
68
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
76.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 58% 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.
Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher
- 50% below state mean
Top 6% in Arizona - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$20,700
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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 72.1%
White 22.1%
Two or More 2.9%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.0, Wenden Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wenden Elementary District (4512), which includes Wenden Elementary School.
$20,700
Per student
+57%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.7%
State 27.3%
Federal 15.0%
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.
Similar other 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.
Similar enrollment (~68 students)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Wenden Elementary School's federal record.
- Compare Wenden Elementary School against another school. Compare schools
- Wenden Elementary District (4512)'s spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Wenden Elementary School
How many students attend Wenden Elementary School?
Wenden Elementary School has 68 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wenden, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wenden Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wenden Elementary School is 8.5:1, which is 50% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 46% lower 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 Wenden Elementary School?
76.3% of students at Wenden Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wenden Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Wenden Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 72.1% of enrollment, in Wenden, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wenden Elementary School?
Wenden Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Wenden Elementary School a good school?
Wenden Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of 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 Wenden Elementary District (4512)?
None reported; Wenden Elementary District (4512) operates only Wenden Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
Related tools
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.