ASU Preparatory Academy Digital

ASU Preparatory Academy Digital is a well-populated combined-grade school in Tempe, Arizona, run under ASU Preparatory Academy Digital (522074). The school serves 3,850 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 550 students per school, that is 600% above typical.

Operationally, ASU Preparatory Academy Digital answers to ASU Preparatory Academy Digital (522074), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ASU Preparatory Academy Digital logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 33% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ASU Preparatory Academy Digital has 230 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.4:1, putting ASU Preparatory Academy Digital tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which ASU Preparatory Academy Digital is one.

Nearest neighbor: New School for the Arts Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. ASU Preparatory Academy Digital operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. ASU Preparatory Academy Digital delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10032%: 38 students in 2018 compared to 3,850 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 45%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.