Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
Queen Creek Unified District (4245) is a public school district based in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 15,065 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 89% of them. Its schools average 1,004 students each, more than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,824 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 20.5 students per teacher.
How Queen Creek Unified District (4245) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,824 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,020 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $134.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $115.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 735 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,565 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.5 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 628 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Union High School District (4285)Glendale | 16,092 | 11 | $9,044 | 22.3 | #12 |
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245)Queen Creek · this district | 15,065 | 15 | $8,824 | 20.5 | #13 |
| Vail Unified District (4413)Vail | 15,011 | 24 | $8,499 | 18.6 | #14 |
| Sunnyside Unified District (4407)Tucson | 13,979 | 22 | $7,810 | 18.7 | #15 |
| Tolleson Union High School District (4288)Tolleson | 13,931 | 8 | $8,848 | 20.9 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City 33Kansas City, MO | 15,079 | $16,180 | 13.4 |
| Central Valley School DistrictLiberty Lake, WA | 15,025 | $14,347 | 17.7 |
| Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City, IA | 15,013 | $12,543 | 13.8 |
| Randolph County School SystemAsheboro, NC | 14,994 | $9,697 | 15.5 |
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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