Glendale Union High School District (4285)
Glendale Union High School District (4285) is a public school district based in Glendale, Arizona, serving 16,092 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 1,463 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,044 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 22.3 students per teacher.
How Glendale Union High School District (4285) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Glendale Union High School District (4285) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,044 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,310 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $180.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $190.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 723 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,615 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.3 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 392 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Union High School District (4285)Glendale · this district | 16,092 | 11 | $9,044 | 22.3 | #12 |
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245)Queen Creek | 15,065 | 15 | $8,824 | 20.5 | #13 |
| Vail Unified District (4413)Vail | 15,011 | 24 | $8,499 | 18.6 | #14 |
| Sunnyside Unified District (4407)Tucson | 13,979 | 22 | $7,810 | 18.7 | #15 |
| Tolleson Union High School District (4288)Tolleson | 13,931 | 8 | $8,848 | 20.9 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley UnifiedNapa, CA | 16,103 | $12,008 | 23.4 |
| Tooele DistrictTooele, UT | 16,088 | $8,070 | 20.7 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community SchoolsPlymouth, MI | 16,083 | $11,951 | 17.7 |
| Norman Public SchoolsNorman, OK | 16,048 | $10,114 | 16.6 |
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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