Cave Creek Unified District (4244)
Cave Creek Unified District (4244) is a public school district based in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving 3,821 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #58 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 478 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,179 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.8 students per teacher.
How Cave Creek Unified District (4244) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cave Creek Unified District (4244) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,179 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,934 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $55.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 215 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 456 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 478 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Elementary District (4256)Phoenix | 3,963 | 15 | $13,652 | 12.2 | #55 |
| Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)Casa Grande | 3,938 | 3 | $9,479 | 22.1 | #56 |
| J O Combs Unified School District (4445)San Tan Vly | 3,934 | 10 | $8,950 | 20.0 | #57 |
| Cave Creek Unified District (4244)Scottsdale · this district | 3,821 | 8 | $9,179 | 17.8 | #58 |
| Prescott Unified District (4466)Prescott | 3,712 | 9 | $8,806 | 17.8 | #59 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictBethel, AK | 3,823 | $39,091 | 15.0 |
| Placer Union HighAuburn, CA | 3,822 | $11,892 | 22.9 |
| Mountain Home School DistrictMountain Home, AR | 3,817 | $9,890 | 14.3 |
| Cutler-Orosi Joint UnifiedOrosi, CA | 3,815 | $14,557 | 19.4 |
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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