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Littleton Elementary District (4278)

Avondale, Arizona · Public school district · #40 of 108 Arizona districts by enrollment

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6,206

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,619

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Arizona median

#40

Size rank in Arizona

of 108 districts listed

Littleton Elementary District (4278) is a public school district based in Avondale, Arizona, serving 6,206 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 621 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,619 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Arizona median.

How Littleton Elementary District (4278) compares

Littleton Elementary District (4278)Arizona median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,619

Arizona median $9,361 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$4,781

Arizona median $5,141 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school621

Arizona median 512 · 21% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$57.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 50%Local 33%

Measure	Littleton Elementary District (4278)	Arizona median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,619	$9,361	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$4,781	$5,141	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$57.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21

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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Sahuarita Unified District (4411)Sahuarita	6,335	10	$9,249	18.5	#38
Buckeye Elementary District (4269)Buckeye	6,221	8	$8,991	19.6	#39
Littleton Elementary District (4278)Avondale · this district	6,206	10	$8,619	n/a	#40
Avondale Elementary District (4272)Avondale	6,000	9	$8,857	25.5	#41
Madison Elementary District (4270)Phoenix	5,864	8	$8,726	19.8	#42

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rosedale Union ElementaryBakersfield, CA	6,203	$10,979	21.4
Pattonville R-IIISt Ann, MO	6,201	$14,687	13.5
Southington School DistrictSouthington, CT	6,200	$19,346	12.1
Franklin CountyFrankfort, KY	6,199	$11,581	14.7

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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