Chinle Unified District (4158)
Chinle Unified District (4158) is a public school district based in Chinle, Arizona, serving 2,910 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #66 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 364 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $15,997 per student on day-to-day operations, 71% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Chinle Unified District (4158) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Chinle Unified District (4158) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,997 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,212 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $65.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $70.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 203 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 479 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 323 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton Elementary District (4500)Somerton | 2,986 | 8 | $8,354 | 20.0 | #64 |
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264)Tolleson | 2,930 | 4 | $10,394 | 18.7 | #65 |
| Chinle Unified District (4158)Chinle · this district | 2,910 | 8 | $15,997 | 14.3 | #66 |
| Safford Unified District (4218)Safford | 2,874 | 6 | $9,066 | 20.1 | #67 |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391)Snowflake | 2,830 | 7 | $8,060 | 22.5 | #68 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia ParishVidalia, LA | 2,911 | $13,633 | 11.2 |
| Greencastle-Antrim School DistrictGreencastle, PA | 2,911 | $11,465 | 15.8 |
| Pryor Public SchoolsPryor, OK | 2,910 | $15,221 | 13.3 |
| AshlandAshland, MA | 2,909 | $17,174 | 12.9 |
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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