West
AZ
Public Schools in Arizona
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
2,581
Public Schools
684
Districts
1,102,246
Students
61,720
Teachers FTE
17.9:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$13,950
Per-Pupil Spend
621
Charter Schools
0%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in Arizona
Showing top 60 of 684 districts · sorted by school count
Tucson Unified District (4403)
TUCSON
102 schools
40,316 students
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Mesa Unified District (4235)
MESA
89 schools
55,821 students
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West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)
WICKENBURG
63 schools
173 students
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Pima County JTED (89380)
VAIL
60 schools
137 students
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East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
WADDELL
52 schools
442 students
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
SUN LAKES
49 schools
41,421 students
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Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
SCOTTSDALE
46 schools
26,183 students
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Peoria Unified School District (4237)
SUN CITY
44 schools
34,436 students
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Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
PHOENIX
41 schools
32,265 students
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Gilbert Unified District (4239)
MESA
41 schools
31,560 students
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Washington Elementary School District (4260)
PHOENIX
33 schools
18,816 students
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Scottsdale Unified District (4240)
SCOTTSDALE
33 schools
20,682 students
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Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
TEMPE
26 schools
13,313 students
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Tempe School District (4258)
TEMPE
25 schools
10,045 students
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Vail Unified District (4413)
VAIL
25 schools
15,011 students
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Dysart Unified District (4243)
WADDELL
25 schools
23,078 students
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Cartwright Elementary District (4282)
PHOENIX
23 schools
13,436 students
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Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
TUCSON
23 schools
11,277 students
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Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
TUCSON
22 schools
13,979 students
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Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
FLAGSTAFF
21 schools
8,595 students
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Phoenix Union High School District (4286)
PHOENIX
21 schools
25,800 students
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Marana Unified District (4404)
TUCSON
20 schools
12,845 students
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Yuma Elementary District (4499)
YUMA
20 schools
9,102 students
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Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
LITCHFIELD PK
20 schools
10,755 students
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Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)
PHOENIX
20 schools
7,057 students
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Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog (78786)
WINSLOW
19 schools
66 students
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Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (6393)
YUMA
19 schools
348 students
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Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
PHOENIX
18 schools
9,742 students
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Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
PHOENIX
17 schools
3,963 students
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Higley Unified School District (4248)
QUEEN CREEK
16 schools
12,387 students
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
QUEEN CREEK
15 schools
15,065 students
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Florence Unified School District (4437)
SAN TAN VLY
15 schools
8,731 students
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Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)
Casa Grande
14 schools
6,630 students
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Kingman Unified School District (79598)
KINGMAN
14 schools
6,996 students
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Glendale Elementary District (4271)
GLENDALE
14 schools
8,580 students
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American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)
Surprise
14 schools
15,291 students
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Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
MARICOPA
13 schools
9,568 students
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Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
PHOENIX
13 schools
8,098 students
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Cochise Technology District (79403)
WILLCOX
13 schools
8 students
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Northeast Arizona Technological Institute of Vocat (81114)
Tuba City
13 schools
64 students
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Coconino Association for Vocation Industry and Tec (79381)
WILLIAMS
13 schools
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Isaac Elementary District (4259)
PHOENIX
13 schools
4,929 students
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Western Arizona Vocational District #50 (90123)
PARKER
12 schools
15 students
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Crane Elementary District (4501)
YUMA
12 schools
5,727 students
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Humboldt Unified District (4469)
PRESCOTT VLY
12 schools
5,159 students
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Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (ST (92705)
YUMA
12 schools
8 students
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Mountain Institute CTED #2 (90090)
Seligman
12 schools
73 students
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Creighton Elementary District (4263)
Phoenix
11 schools
4,835 students
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Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology (79385)
QUEEN CREEK
11 schools
85 students
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Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
TUCSON
11 schools
5,225 students
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Glendale Union High School District (4285)
PHOENIX
11 schools
16,040 students
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Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
SIERRA VISTA
11 schools
4,043 students
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Douglas Unified District (4174)
Pirtleville
11 schools
3,608 students
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Nogales Unified District (4457)
NOGALES
11 schools
5,696 students
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Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
San Luis
10 schools
5,196 students
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Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
Lake Havasu City
10 schools
5,228 students
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Laveen Elementary District (4276)
PHOENIX
10 schools
8,111 students
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Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
SAHUARITA
10 schools
6,335 students
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Littleton Elementary District (4278)
TOLLESON
10 schools
6,206 students
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J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
SAN TAN VLY
10 schools
3,934 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$13,950
Per-Pupil Spend
43%
Instruct. %
$16,029M
Total Revenue
$15,376M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$2,901.1M
State
$8,196.7M
Local
$4,930.8M
Total Revenue: $16,029M
Expenditure
Instruction
$6,633M
Other
$8,743M
Total Expenditure: $15,376M
Per-Pupil: $13,950
43% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
2,581
School Districts
684
Total Enrollment
1,102,246
Total Teachers (FTE)
61,720
Avg S:T Ratio
17.9:1
Avg Free Lunch %
–
Charter Schools
621 of 2,581
Elementary Schools
1,221
Middle Schools
217
High Schools
783
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$16,029M
Total Expenditure
$15,376M
Per-Pupil Spending
$13,950
Instruction %
43%
Federal Revenue
$2,901M
State Revenue
$8,197M
Local Revenue
$4,931M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23