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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Copper Basin this year?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4437)·NCES 040292002436
Copper Basin
28682 N MAIN ST, San Tan Valley, AZ 85143 · (480) 888-7500 · Pinal County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Copper Basin administration to hear?
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Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingMath
14.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -17.0pp since 2017
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
557
-109 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.1:1
% White
36%
was 55%
% Hispanic
47%
was 30%
% Black
7%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Copper Basin
Copper Basin, an average-sized elementary school in San Tan Valley, Arizona, one of the schools within Florence Unified School District (4437), instructs 557 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Copper Basin sits 24% above that benchmark.
Within Florence Unified School District (4437), which oversees 14 schools and 8,731 students, Copper Basin is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Copper Basin records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 36% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Pinal County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Copper Basin has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Copper Basin tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pinal County put the typical household earns roughly $80,266 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Copper Basin is one of 155 public schools in Pinal County (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students).
Nearest neighbor: Walker Butte Middle School, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Copper Basin.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Copper Basin has ticked down 16%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 557 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.
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Pinal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
469,006
Census ACS
Median income
$80,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
63,837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence Unified School District (4437)
- Poston Butte High SchoolHigh · 1,310 students
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Florence K-8Elementary · 805 students
- San Tan Foothills High SchoolHigh · 793 students
- Circle Cross K8 STEM AcademyElementary · 728 students
- Anthem Elementary SchoolCombined · 722 students
Other schools in San Tan Valley
- American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12Combined · 2,084 students
- Poston Butte High SchoolHigh · 1,310 students
- Combs High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Legacy Traditional-San TanElementary · 749 students
- Circle Cross K8 STEM AcademyElementary · 728 students
- Walker Butte Middle SchoolElementary · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Butte Middle School1.7 mi · 718
- Mountain Vista Academy1.9 mi · 163
- Early Childhood Learning Center1.9 mi · 164
- Champion San Tan2.1 mi · 458
- Poston Butte High School2.6 mi · 1,310
- San Tan Foothills High School3.0 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Copper BasinWhat is the total enrollment at Copper Basin?
Copper Basin enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Copper Basin serve?
Copper Basin serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Copper Basin?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Copper Basin.
What is the student diversity at Copper Basin?
Student demographics at Copper Basin are roughly 36% White, 47% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Copper Basin?
Copper Basin is overseen by Florence Unified School District (4437) in Pinal County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.