Liberty Elementary District (4266)
Liberty Elementary District (4266) is a public school district based in Buckeye, Arizona, serving 4,547 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 650 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $7,847 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 19.0 students per teacher.
How Liberty Elementary District (4266) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Liberty Elementary District (4266) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,847 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,625 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $59.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $35.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 239 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 470 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.0 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 758 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)Tucson | 5,088 | 8 | $8,502 | 18.2 | #50 |
| Isaac Elementary District (4259)Phoenix | 4,929 | 13 | $11,406 | 19.4 | #51 |
| Creighton Elementary District (4263)Phoenix | 4,835 | 10 | $9,461 | 16.3 | #52 |
| Liberty Elementary District (4266)Buckeye · this district | 4,547 | 7 | $7,847 | 19.0 | #53 |
| Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)Sierra Vista | 4,043 | 11 | $8,441 | 19.3 | #54 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Central School DistrictHamburg, NY | 4,549 | $17,160 | 10.9 |
| Saginaw Township Community SchoolsSaginaw, MI | 4,548 | $11,325 | 17.8 |
| Hardee CountyWauchula, FL | 4,547 | $9,797 | 17.2 |
| Grain Valley R-VGrain Valley, MO | 4,546 | $9,751 | 12.8 |
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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