Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
Gadsden Elementary District (4505) is a public school district based in San Luis, Arizona, serving 5,196 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 520 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 27.6 students per teacher.
How Gadsden Elementary District (4505) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gadsden Elementary District (4505) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,438 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,199 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $46.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $47.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 188 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 638 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 27.6 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 742 | 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 | 5,225 | 11 | $8,438 | 17.3 | #47 |
| Gadsden Elementary District (4505)San Luis · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Haven Area Public SchoolsGrand Haven, MI | 5,202 | $12,929 | 15.5 |
| Baker School District 5JBaker City, OR | 5,201 | $5,463 | 22.1 |
| Marshalltown Community School DistrictMarshalltown, IA | 5,200 | $11,973 | 14.2 |
| Kokomo School CorporationKokomo, IN | 5,197 | $11,042 | 13.7 |
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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