Figure 3. Areas with highest educational attainment have highest participation rates in Arizona’s ESA program
Number of ESA participants per 1,000 people under the age of 18
Source: Authors' calculations using Arizona Department of Education's 2024 Q2 ESA report and American Community Survey 2022 5-year zip code tabulation area (ZCTA) estimates (item B15003).
Note: Bars show the rate of children under 18 who had an ESA. Each bar represents 10% of the population, with bars arranged from left (lowest college-going) to right (highest college-going) based on the share of local residents who have an education attainment of at least some college. ESA: Empowerment Scholarship Account.