Safford Unified District (4218)
Safford Unified District (4218) is a public school district based in Safford, Arizona, serving 2,874 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #67 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $9,066 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 20.1 students per teacher.
How Safford Unified District (4218) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Safford Unified District (4218) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,066 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,788 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 143 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 294 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 20.1 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 575 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264)Tolleson | 2,930 | 4 | $10,394 | 18.7 | #65 |
| Chinle Unified District (4158)Chinle | 2,910 | 8 | $15,997 | 14.3 | #66 |
| Safford Unified District (4218)Safford · this district | 2,874 | 6 | $9,066 | 20.1 | #67 |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391)Snowflake | 2,830 | 7 | $8,060 | 22.5 | #68 |
| Coolidge Unified District (4442)Coolidge | 2,815 | 6 | $10,522 | 18.0 | #69 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange School District 102La Grange Park, IL | 2,875 | $18,890 | 12.0 |
| RandolphRandolph, MA | 2,875 | $21,442 | 11.9 |
| Talawanda CityOxford, OH | 2,875 | $13,284 | 16.6 |
| Long Beach School DistrictLong Beach, MS | 2,874 | $9,632 | 13.7 |
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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