Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
Amphitheater Unified District (4406) is a public school district based in Tucson, Arizona, serving 11,277 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 513 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $10,713 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Amphitheater Unified District (4406) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Amphitheater Unified District (4406) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,713 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,755 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $135.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $150.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 750 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,796 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 594 | 512 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Arizona median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Arizona
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higley Unified School District (4248)Gilbert | 12,387 | 16 | $8,091 | 16.6 | #20 |
| Tempe Union High School District (4287)Tempe | 11,726 | 8 | $9,009 | 21.1 | #21 |
| Amphitheater Unified District (4406)Tucson · this district | 11,277 | 22 | $10,713 | 15.0 | #22 |
| Yuma Union High School District (4507)Yuma | 11,217 | 8 | $8,269 | 23.8 | #23 |
| Litchfield Elementary District (4281)Litchfield Park | 10,755 | 19 | $8,553 | 20.2 | #24 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine CCSD 15Palatine, IL | 11,321 | $16,859 | 13.5 |
| Santa FeSanta Fe, NM | 11,299 | $11,667 | 13.3 |
| Robertson CountySpringfield, TN | 11,267 | $8,637 | n/a |
| Fullerton ElementaryFullerton, CA | 11,262 | $14,771 | 25.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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