LEAD Charter Schools (79967)
A public school district in Gilbert, Arizona, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 757
- Students enrolled
- 66.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 107.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,257
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 757 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,828th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 190th of 659 in Arizona. Larger than 50% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,257 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 11% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
LEAD Charter Schools (79967) spent $11,257 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,393 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,257 | $11.7 million | 1,035 |
| FY2022 | $9,159 | $9.2 million | 1,009 |
| FY2021 | $8,506 | $7.6 million | 892 |
| FY2020 | $8,066 | $6.2 million | 771 |
| FY2019 | $7,610 | $5.7 million | 747 |
| FY2018 | $7,723 | $5.5 million | 711 |
| FY2017 | $6,196 | $4.5 million | 733 |
| FY2016 | $6,238 | $4.2 million | 669 |
| FY2015 | $6,755 | $3.7 million | 551 |
| FY2014 | $7,149 | $3.5 million | 495 |
| FY2013 | $7,893 | $4.0 million | 503 |
| FY2012 | $8,826 | $4.7 million | 529 |
| FY2011 | $6,124 | $4.7 million | 768 |
| FY2010 | $6,564 | $4.3 million | 653 |
| FY2009 | $5,373 | $3.2 million | 604 |
| FY2008 | $5,479 | $2.6 million | 482 |
| FY2007 | $5,038 | $2.0 million | 390 |
| FY2006 | $4,838 | $1.7 million | 359 |
| FY2005 | $5,393 | $782.0 thousand | 145 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.9 million | 19.8% |
| State | $10.6 million | 72.9% |
| Local | $1.1 million | 7.3% |
| Total | $14.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College | 194 |
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary | 282 |
| Leading Edge Academy Online | 70 |
| Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa | 211 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0400395
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arizona — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arizona — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arizona on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved