Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) is a public school district based in Tucson, Arizona, serving 5,225 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 475 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,438 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 17.3 students per teacher.
How Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,438 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,800 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $53.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 302 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 687 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 653 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)Lake Havasu City | 5,228 | 9 | $8,740 | 21.3 | #46 |
| Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)Tucson · this district | 5,225 | 11 | $8,438 | 17.3 | #47 |
| Gadsden Elementary District (4505)San Luis | 5,196 | 10 | $8,438 | 27.6 | #48 |
| Humboldt Unified District (4469)Prescott Vly | 5,159 | 12 | $8,755 | 18.3 | #49 |
| Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)Tucson | 5,088 | 8 | $8,502 | 18.2 | #50 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Heights LocalPataskala, OH | 5,232 | $9,385 | 19.1 |
| East ProvidenceEast Providence, RI | 5,225 | $17,465 | 13.4 |
| Adams 14 School DistrictCommerce City, CO | 5,221 | $14,205 | 16.4 |
| Milford School DistrictMilford, CT | 5,218 | $24,976 | 9.9 |
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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