Balsz Elementary District (4268)
Balsz Elementary District (4268) is a public school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 1,936 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 323 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $10,149 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Balsz Elementary District (4268) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Balsz Elementary District (4268) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,149 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,411 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 118 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 266 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,936 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsz Elementary District (4268)Phoenix · this district | 1,936 | 6 | $10,149 | 16.4 | #80 |
| Colorado River Union High School District (4381)Bullhead City | 1,847 | 3 | $9,370 | 20.5 | #81 |
| Winslow Unified District (4387)Winslow | 1,825 | 5 | $10,417 | 17.5 | #82 |
| Holbrook Unified District (4389)Holbrook | 1,806 | 5 | $12,278 | 14.8 | #83 |
| Thatcher Unified District (4219)Thatcher | 1,801 | 5 | $8,551 | 18.8 | #84 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland City School DistrictCortland, NY | 1,937 | $20,962 | 10.9 |
| Liberty-Eylau ISDTexarkana, TX | 1,937 | $12,208 | 11.5 |
| Edgerton School DistrictEdgerton, WI | 1,937 | $12,669 | 15.1 |
| Bath CountyOwingsville, KY | 1,936 | $10,795 | 15.2 |
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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