Buckeye Union High School District (4284)
Buckeye Union High School District (4284) is a public school district based in Buckeye, Arizona, serving 5,650 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #45 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 1,130 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,243 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 24.1 students per teacher.
How Buckeye Union High School District (4284) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Buckeye Union High School District (4284) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,243 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,857 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $52.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 234 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 493 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 24.1 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 332 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Elementary District (4272)Avondale | 6,000 | 9 | $8,857 | 25.5 | #41 |
| Madison Elementary District (4270)Phoenix | 5,864 | 8 | $8,726 | 19.8 | #42 |
| Crane Elementary District (4501)Yuma | 5,727 | 12 | $7,846 | 21.9 | #43 |
| Nogales Unified District (4457)Nogales | 5,696 | 11 | $9,073 | 20.9 | #44 |
| Buckeye Union High School District (4284)Buckeye · this district | 5,650 | 5 | $9,243 | 24.1 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney School DistrictCheney, WA | 5,662 | $13,406 | 17.1 |
| Delaware CityDelaware, OH | 5,650 | $12,345 | 19.5 |
| Three Village Central School DistrictStony Brook, NY | 5,649 | $35,767 | 11.3 |
| Caroline County Public SchoolsDenton, MD | 5,648 | $16,123 | 13.1 |
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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