Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) is a public school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 26,183 students in 45 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 582 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,361 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,361 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,364 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $376.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $333.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,668 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 3,199 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 582 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Valley Unified District (4246)Phoenix | 32,265 | 41 | $9,331 | 16.8 | #5 |
| Gilbert Unified District (4239)Gilbert | 31,560 | 38 | $8,851 | 16.5 | #6 |
| Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)Phoenix · this district | 26,183 | 45 | $9,361 | 15.7 | #7 |
| Phoenix Union High School District (4286)Phoenix | 25,800 | 21 | $11,768 | 19.1 | #8 |
| Dysart Unified District (4243)Surprise | 23,078 | 24 | $9,269 | 20.0 | #9 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Public SchoolsWestminster, MD | 26,141 | $15,734 | 14.6 |
| Grand Prairie ISDGrand Prairie, TX | 26,129 | $9,981 | 15.1 |
| Anaheim Union HighAnaheim, CA | 26,120 | $14,929 | 22.5 |
| Indian Prairie CUSD 204Aurora, IL | 26,108 | $15,583 | 14.5 |
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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