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Their families live in zip codes where the median household income is $80,000 or more, more than 30% greater than the state\u2019s median income.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32% of universal ESA applicants are from families with a median income less than $60,000, which comprise just over half the students in the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80% of universal ESA applicants are not in public school, meaning these students are already attending private schools, being home schooled, or just entering schooling. At a cost of about $7,000 per voucher this equates to potential new cost to the state of $177 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arizona will spend more than $600 million on private school subsidies\u2014universal ESAs and Student Tuition Organization Scholarships\u2014in the 2022-23 school year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 3.5% of all applicants came from zip codes that had a high school or 2 K-8 district schools with a D or F grade. 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