Young Scholars Academy Charter School Co

Young Scholars Academy Charter School Co is an Arizona-based public charter school operating as a state government entity that receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, primarily under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, and acts as a subrecipient of pass-through grants from the Arizona Department of Education for special education, Title I, Title IV-A, and pandemic relief programs.

Young Scholars Academy is structured as a U.S. government entity (specifically a state government business type), not a for-profit contractor. The school holds no federal contracts and does not appear on any federal contract vehicles. Its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and subgrants, spanning two Department of Education offices: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (12 awards) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (5 awards). The school operates as a prime grant recipient on the Small, Rural School Achievement Program line, receiving annual formula grants from July through September across five fiscal years (2022–2026), with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026. As of the source snapshot, the school has obligated $1.9 million across 17 total awards.

The school's primary federal revenue stream flows through Arizona Department of Education subgrants. Young Scholars Academy serves as a subrecipient under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, IDEA Basic Section 611 subgrants, Title IV-A supplemental educational funding, and ESSER pandemic relief grants. According to program documentation in the source, the school uses Title IV-A funds to supplement core academics with fine arts, physical education, music, drama, and STEM enrichment for students; it also maintains procedures for early identification of students with learning disabilities and economic hardship. The student population includes children of parents employed in the building trades, entertainment, and general services sectors. Recent subgrants from Arizona Department of Education, awarded July 1, 2024 and 2025, cover special education services, Title I academic support, supplemental educational programming, and pandemic recovery initiatives.

Award volume declined slightly in recent years — one award in 2022, three in 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 to date. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The school does not serve as a vendor to other federal contractors and does not operate under SBA set-aside categories or hold seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles, as its status as a public educational institution makes it ineligible for such designations.