Data: More ESA students reside in wealthier school districts
Of the approximately 68,000 ESA students, a large number reside in some of the state's largest school districts. Since the beginning of universal e...
Of the approximately 68,000 ESA students, a large number reside in some of the state's largest school districts. Since the beginning of universal expansion, ESA enrollments in the Scottsdale Unified School District have grown by over 1,000%. Paradise Valley Unified and Deer Valley Unified grew by about 700%. Tucson and Mesa Unified saw ESA growth by 300%. ESA enrollment rates are big in smaller districts as well when adjusting for population. Using census estimates for the under-18 population in each district, ABC15 found that Colorado City Unified School District, situated on the border between Arizona and Utah, had the largest rate of enrollment; 152 per 1,000 students.