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Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

Phoenix, Arizona · Public school district · #8 of 108 Arizona districts by enrollment

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25,800

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,768

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 26% above the Arizona median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arizona median 18.5

Phoenix Union High School District (4286) is a public school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 25,800 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 1,229 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $11,768 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Phoenix Union High School District (4286) compares

Phoenix Union High School District (4286)Arizona median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,768

Arizona median $9,361 · 26% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,969

Arizona median $5,141 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Students per school1,229

Arizona median 512 · 140% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Arizona median 18.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor280

Arizona median 512 · 45% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$429.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 23%Local 64%

Measure	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	Arizona median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,768	$9,361	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,969	$5,141	FY2020-21
Total spending	$399.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$429.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,349	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	3,081	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	18.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	280	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Gilbert Unified District (4239)Gilbert	31,560	38	$8,851	16.5	#6
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)Phoenix	26,183	45	$9,361	15.7	#7
Phoenix Union High School District (4286)Phoenix · this district	25,800	21	$11,768	19.1	#8
Dysart Unified District (4243)Surprise	23,078	24	$9,269	20.0	#9
Scottsdale Unified District (4240)Scottsdale	20,682	30	$9,477	16.3	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Dorchester 02Summerville, SC	25,928	$10,907	15.1
Newport News City Public SchoolsNewport News, VA	25,882	$12,652	12.5
Edmond Public SchoolsEdmond, OK	25,746	$8,942	17.2
El Paso County Colorado School District 49Peyton, CO	25,689	$9,082	18.6

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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