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Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367), AZ: schools, enrollment and spending

Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) runs 1 public school with 714 students in grades K to 5. Its ratio of 23.8 students per teacher is 6.1 higher than the Arizona figure of 17.7.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
714
Teachers (FTE)
30
Students per teacher
23.8
AZ: 17.7 · US: 15.3
Address
18052 N Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85053
County
Maricopa County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 5
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
0400438
State district ID
AZ-88367
Total staff (FTE)
36
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 714 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district23.8
Arizona17.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (729), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.5 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$5.3 million
Local revenue
$7,000
Total spending
$7.7 million
Spending per pupil
$10,534
Salaries
$3.2 million42.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 29.5%
  • State: 70.4%
  • Local: 0.1%

Arizona overall

  • Federal: 17.1%
  • State: 46.5%
  • Local: 36.3%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,534
Arizona$11,583
United States$16,826

Schools in Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367)

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Imagine Desert West ElementaryCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 571423.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.