High school (grades 9-12) · Prescott Valley, AZ

Yavapai County High School

Federal NCES profile for Yavapai County High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040031502217
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Yavapai County High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Arizona schools.

#1 of 4
high schools in Prescott Valley · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
7.7:1
small classes for Arizona
23
students enrolled

Yavapai County High School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Yavapai County High School ranks #1 of 4 high schools in Prescott Valley, AZ.

Enrollment

23

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.7:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

-55% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Yavapai County High School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Yavapai County High School

Yavapai County High School is a small high school in Prescott Valley, Arizona, enrolling 23 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Yavapai County High School is leaner than roughly 96% of Arizona schools and 55% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Arizona schools, with 23 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and White (44%) (diversity index 54/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) spends $21,606 per pupil, 64% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.

Discipline events run high: 8 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 23 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Prescott Valley's high schools, it stands alongside Bradshaw Mountain High School (1,616 students): Yavapai County High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.7:1 vs 23.1:1).

Its district, Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379), also runs Aspire High School (48 students).

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 Yavapai County High School compares

Yavapai County High 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 7.7:1 ▼ 55% 17:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 23 top 92% - -

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

7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
23
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.7:1
students per teacher - 55% below state mean
Top 4% in Arizona - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$21,606
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 34.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 52.2%
White 43.5%
African American 4.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.6, Yavapai County High School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379), which includes Yavapai County High School.

$21,606
Per student
+64%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.5%
State 56.8%
Federal 10.7%

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.

How Yavapai County High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Aspire High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Yavapai County High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high schools in Prescott Valley

3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Yavapai County High School's federal record.

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 Yavapai County High School

How many students attend Yavapai County High School?

Yavapai County High School has 23 students enrolled. It is a high school in Prescott Valley, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Yavapai County High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Yavapai County High School is 7.7:1, which is 55% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 51% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Yavapai County High School?

The largest demographic group at Yavapai County High School is Hispanic or Latino at 52.2% of enrollment, in Prescott Valley, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Yavapai County High School?

Yavapai County High School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Yavapai County High School rank among high schools in Prescott Valley?

By Resource Investment Index, Yavapai County High School ranks #1 of 4 high schools in Prescott Valley, 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 Prescott Valley on the city page.

Is Yavapai County High School a good school?

Yavapai County High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379)?

Besides Yavapai County High School, Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) also operates Aspire High School (48 students). See the Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) 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 2021-22) · 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.

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