Marana Unified District (4404)
Marana Unified District (4404) is a public school district based in Marana, Arizona, serving 12,845 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 642 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,068 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.
How Marana Unified District (4404) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Marana Unified District (4404) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,068 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,130 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $130.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $131.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 786 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,859 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 401 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolleson Union High School District (4288)Tolleson | 13,931 | 8 | $8,848 | 20.9 | #16 |
| Cartwright Elementary District (4282)Phoenix | 13,436 | 23 | $10,819 | 19.9 | #17 |
| Kyrene Elementary District (4267)Tempe | 13,313 | 26 | $9,027 | 16.2 | #18 |
| Marana Unified District (4404)Marana · this district | 12,845 | 20 | $9,068 | 16.3 | #19 |
| Higley Unified School District (4248)Gilbert | 12,387 | 16 | $8,091 | 16.6 | #20 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth, VA | 12,905 | $13,350 | 13.7 |
| Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessa, DE | 12,897 | $14,697 | 14.7 |
| GallupGallup, NM | 12,809 | $13,098 | n/a |
| Dublin UnifiedDublin, CA | 12,808 | $11,565 | 24.1 |
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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