BASIS Phoenix

BASIS Phoenix, a middle-of-the-pack senior high in PHOENIX, Arizona, part of BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280), enrolls 781 students, covering grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 24% larger than typical.

BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91280) is the operating authority for BASIS Phoenix, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, BASIS Phoenix shows that 68% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest consists of 18% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BASIS Phoenix has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BASIS Phoenix is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Larkspur Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BASIS Phoenix.

The campus sits in an urban setting. BASIS Phoenix 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 changed only slightly: 787 students in 2018 compared to 781 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 46% to 18%.

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