Peoria Unified School District (4237)
Peoria Unified School District (4237) is a public school district based in Glendale, Arizona, serving 34,436 students in 44 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 783 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,957 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.6 students per teacher.
How Peoria Unified School District (4237) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,957 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,305 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $340.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $377.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,855 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 3,583 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.6 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 883 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)Chandler | 41,421 | 48 | $8,851 | 17.6 | #2 |
| Tucson Unified District (4403)Tucson | 40,316 | 90 | $10,066 | 14.8 | #3 |
| Peoria Unified School District (4237)Glendale · this district | 34,436 | 44 | $8,957 | 18.6 | #4 |
| 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Public SchoolsCincinnati, OH | 34,531 | $16,345 | 15.9 |
| Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsThornton, CO | 34,466 | $12,402 | 17.3 |
| Poway UnifiedSan Diego, CA | 34,405 | $12,246 | 22.7 |
| Sweetwater Union HighChula Vista, CA | 34,282 | $12,784 | 22.3 |
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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