Nogales Unified District (4457)
Nogales Unified District (4457) is a public school district based in Nogales, Arizona, serving 5,696 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 518 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,073 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.9 students per teacher.
How Nogales Unified District (4457) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Nogales Unified District (4457) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,073 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,618 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 273 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 544 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.9 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 407 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Crane Elementary District (4501)Yuma | 5,727 | 12 | $7,846 | 21.9 | #43 |
| Nogales Unified District (4457)Nogales · this district | 5,696 | 11 | $9,073 | 20.9 | #44 |
| Buckeye Union High School District (4284)Buckeye | 5,650 | 5 | $9,243 | 24.1 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elyria City SchoolsElyria, OH | 5,702 | $14,415 | 14.5 |
| Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi, MS | 5,699 | $10,869 | 13.7 |
| Glastonbury School DistrictGlastonbury, CT | 5,696 | $22,150 | 12.7 |
| Findlay CityFindlay, OH | 5,694 | $10,919 | 20.1 |
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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