Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) is a public school district based in Cottonwood, Arizona, serving 1,765 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 294 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $10,201 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 21.0 students per teacher.
How Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,201 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,764 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 84 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 205 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.0 | 18.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)Cottonwood · this district | 1,765 | 6 | $10,201 | 21.0 | #85 |
| Parker Unified School District (4510)Parker | 1,707 | 6 | $11,277 | 16.9 | #86 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton Union Free School DistrictEast Hampton, NY | 1,766 | $32,657 | 9.9 |
| Valley View LocalGermantown, OH | 1,766 | $12,144 | 17.1 |
| Clinton CUSD 15Clinton, IL | 1,765 | $15,794 | 12.1 |
| Decatur County Community SchoolsGreensburg, IN | 1,764 | $10,847 | 12.6 |
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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