Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)
Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) is a public school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 7,057 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 353 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $12,407 per student on day-to-day operations, 33% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 17.9 students per teacher.
How Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,407 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,121 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $108.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $117.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 395 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 936 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 3,528 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)Phoenix · this district | 7,057 | 20 | $12,407 | 17.9 | #35 |
| Kingman Unified School District (79598)Kingman | 6,996 | 13 | $9,308 | 21.3 | #36 |
| Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)Casa Grande | 6,630 | 14 | $9,413 | 21.9 | #37 |
| Sahuarita Unified District (4411)Sahuarita | 6,335 | 10 | $9,249 | 18.5 | #38 |
| Buckeye Elementary District (4269)Buckeye | 6,221 | 8 | $8,991 | 19.6 | #39 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee, WA | 7,073 | $15,708 | 17.7 |
| Edwardsville CUSD 7Edwardsville, IL | 7,060 | $12,853 | 16.0 |
| Crosby ISDCrosby, TX | 7,046 | $9,751 | 17.6 |
| Howell Public SchoolsHowell, MI | 7,045 | $10,656 | 17.7 |
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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