Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) is a public school district based in Tonopah, Arizona, serving 3,265 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #63 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 544 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,628 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.5 students per teacher.
How Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,628 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,585 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 152 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 393 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.5 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,632 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)Rio Rico | 3,612 | 5 | $8,485 | 22.6 | #61 |
| Douglas Unified District (4174)Douglas | 3,608 | 9 | $8,477 | 21.0 | #62 |
| Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)Tonopah · this district | 3,265 | 6 | $9,628 | 21.5 | #63 |
| Somerton Elementary District (4500)Somerton | 2,986 | 8 | $8,354 | 20.0 | #64 |
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264)Tolleson | 2,930 | 4 | $10,394 | 18.7 | #65 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton LocalColumbus, OH | 3,268 | $10,442 | 19.8 |
| Windsor School DistrictWindsor, CT | 3,266 | $24,555 | 10.3 |
| Greenville Public School DistrictGreenville, MS | 3,264 | $10,263 | 13.8 |
| Pottstown School DistrictPottstown, PA | 3,264 | $15,708 | 13.2 |
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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