Show Low Unified District (4393)
Show Low Unified District (4393) is a public school district based in Show Low, Arizona, serving 2,398 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 300 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $7,902 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 19.0 students per teacher.
How Show Low Unified District (4393) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Show Low Unified District (4393) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $7,902 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,319 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 126 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 288 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.0 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 400 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn Elementary District (4262)Phoenix | 2,518 | 7 | $10,848 | 18.8 | #70 |
| Apache Junction Unified District (4443)Apache Junction | 2,440 | 6 | $9,258 | 16.8 | #71 |
| Show Low Unified District (4393)Show Low · this district | 2,398 | 8 | $7,902 | 19.0 | #72 |
| Page Unified School District #8 (4196)Page | 2,269 | 6 | $12,011 | 16.3 | #73 |
| Whiteriver Unified District (4394)Whiteriver | 2,231 | 5 | $13,393 | 16.4 | #74 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth School DistrictCorinth, MS | 2,400 | $8,725 | 14.6 |
| Plano CUSD 88Plano, IL | 2,398 | $15,843 | 13.2 |
| Tecumseh Public SchoolsTecumseh, MI | 2,397 | $10,895 | 17.4 |
| Farmersville ISDFarmersville, TX | 2,397 | $11,306 | 17.6 |
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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