West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

Public school district · Maricopa County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0400615

West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)'s fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 47 schools enrolled 331 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $72,861 per student, down 17.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

Where the money came from

$78,970,000 in revenue: 57.0% state, 41.7% local and 1.3% federal. Total spending including $6,211,000 of capital outlay was $34,310,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $44,994,000; Local $32,956,000; Federal $1,020,000; total $78,970,000.
  • State$44,994,000 57%
  • Local$32,956,000 42%
  • Federal$1,020,000 1%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

292 students in 2022-23, 390 students in 2023-24, 150 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) enrollment by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 390, 2024-25: 15001002003004002022-232922023-243902024-25150
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) enrollment by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 390, 2024-25: 15001002003004002022-232922023-243902024-25150
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) enrollment by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 390, 2024-25: 15001002003004002022-232922023-243902024-25150
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) enrollment by school year2022-23: 292, 2023-24: 390, 2024-25: 15001002003004002022-232922023-243902024-25150

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329258.15.0
2023-2439063.26.2
2024-2515065.72.3

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 West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 40-59% 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 arts40-59%40.4%18
Math40-59%34.8%18

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.

47 high schools, 331 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northeast Campus503.6not reportedNot Title I
Northwest Campus402.1not reportedNot Title I
Southwest Campus331.5not reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Central Campus272.5not reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School16not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Horizon High School13not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - North Canyon High School13not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Millennium High School11not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School10not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Pinnacle High School10not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Glendale High School8not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Desert Edge High School7not reportednot reportedNot Title I
The other 35 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School7not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Youngker High School7not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC West Point High School7not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Deer Valley High School6not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Sunnyslope High School5not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Independence High School5not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Shadow Mountain High School5not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Cortez High School4not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Buckeye Union High School4not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC Gateway Community College4not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis3not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Wickenburg High School3not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - La Joya High School3not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Washington High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Thunderbird High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Moon Valley High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Greenway High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Mountain Ridge High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Valley Vista High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Peoria High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School2not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Ironwood High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Estrella Foothills High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Apollo High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Boulder Creek High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Verrado High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Centennial High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Dysart High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Agua Fria High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC Canyon View High School1not reportednot reportedNot Title I
West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College1not reportednot reportedNot Title I

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.

47 more schools 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.

Northeast Campus

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 50 students; 3.6 students per teacher.

Northwest Campus

High school in Surprise; open in 2024-25; 40 students; 2.1 students per teacher.

Southwest Campus

High school in Buckeye; open in 2024-25; 33 students; 1.5 students per teacher.

West-MEC - Central Campus

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 27 students; 2.5 students per teacher.

West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 16 students.

West-MEC - Horizon High School

High school in Scottsdale; open in 2024-25; 13 students.

West-MEC - North Canyon High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 13 students.

West-MEC - Millennium High School

High school in Goodyear; open in 2024-25; 11 students.

West-MEC - Pinnacle High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 10 students.

West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School

High school in Tonopah; open in 2024-25; 10 students.

West-MEC - Glendale High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 8 students.

West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 7 students.

West-MEC - Desert Edge High School

High school in Goodyear; open in 2024-25; 7 students.

West-MEC - Youngker High School

High school in Buckeye; open in 2024-25; 7 students.

West-MEC West Point High School

High school in Avondale; open in 2024-25; 7 students.

West-MEC - Deer Valley High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 6 students.

West-MEC - Independence High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 5 students.

West-MEC - Shadow Mountain High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 5 students.

West-MEC - Sunnyslope High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 5 students.

West-MEC - Buckeye Union High School

High school in Buckeye; open in 2024-25; 4 students.

West-MEC - Cortez High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 4 students.

West-MEC Gateway Community College

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 4 students.

West-MEC - La Joya High School

High school in Avondale; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

West-MEC - Wickenburg High School

High school in Wickenburg; open in 2024-25; 3 students.

West-MEC - Greenway High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Moon Valley High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Mountain Ridge High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Peoria High School

High school in Peoria; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Thunderbird High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School

High school in Tolleson; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Valley Vista High School

High school in Surprise; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Washington High School

High school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 2 students.

West-MEC - Agua Fria High School

High school in Avondale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Apollo High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Boulder Creek High School

High school in Anthem; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Centennial High School

High school in Peoria; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Dysart High School

High school in El Mirage; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Estrella Foothills High School

High school in Goodyear; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Ironwood High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School

High school in Glendale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School

High school in Tolleson; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Verrado High School

High school in Buckeye; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School

High school in Surprise; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC Canyon View High School

High school in Waddell; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College

High school in Avondale; open in 2024-25; 1 student.

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

Contact West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

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 West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

  1. Every school district in ArizonaWest-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) is the number 383 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 292 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#383 of 661
  2. Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme (79233)The next larger Arizona district: 293 students in fall 2022, $12,666 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,666
  3. Imagine Prep Surprise Inc. (89790)The next smaller Arizona district: 290 students in fall 2022, $13,731 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,731
  4. Compare West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) with Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Eleme (79233)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. Northeast Campus, its largest high school50 students in 2024-25, 3.6 per teacher.50
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

  1. How many schools and students are in West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)?
    47 schools were open in 2024-25 (47 high), enrolling 331 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. Where does West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)'s money come from?
    $78,970,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.0% state, 41.7% local and 1.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. How do students in West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 40-59% 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.
  4. What is West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)'s NCES district ID?
    0400615. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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