Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) is a public school district based in Lakeside, Arizona, serving 1,628 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #91 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 326 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $10,127 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.
How Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,127 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,495 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 92 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 209 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 407 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globe Unified District (4208)Globe | 1,644 | 4 | $9,849 | 20.6 | #88 |
| Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)Wittmann | 1,641 | 4 | $13,394 | 9.9 | #89 |
| Union Elementary District (4277)Tolleson | 1,630 | 4 | $9,212 | 18.5 | #90 |
| Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397)Lakeside · this district | 1,628 | 5 | $10,127 | 17.7 | #91 |
| Camp Verde Unified District (4470)Camp Verde | 1,615 | 5 | $9,285 | 19.0 | #92 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ManchesterManchester, TN | 1,628 | $11,677 | n/a |
| Garfield DistrictPanguitch, UT | 1,628 | $12,383 | 23.6 |
| Evansville Community School DistrictEvansville, WI | 1,628 | $13,521 | 14.5 |
| Northern Humboldt Union HighMcKinleyville, CA | 1,627 | $14,551 | 17.9 |
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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