BASIS Chandler

BASIS Chandler, a big 9-12 campus in CHANDLER, Arizona, run under BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90842), serves 1,185 students, covering grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 88% larger than typical.

BASIS Chandler is a school of BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90842), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, BASIS Chandler shows that 81% of students identify as Asian, making the school strongly Asian-majority; the rest looks like 8% White, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting BASIS Chandler tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, 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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), BASIS Chandler is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BASIS Chandler.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. BASIS Chandler operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 25%: 951 students in 2018 compared to 1,185 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 8% across the same window.

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