Figure 2. Highest-income areas 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 B19013).
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 median income) to right (highest median income) based on the median household income of local residents. ESA: Empowerment Scholarship Account.