Snowflake Unified District (4391)
Snowflake Unified District (4391) is a public school district based in Snowflake, Arizona, serving 2,830 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #68 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 404 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,060 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 22.5 students per teacher.
How Snowflake Unified District (4391) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Snowflake Unified District (4391) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,060 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,743 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 126 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 251 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 22.5 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 708 | 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 | 2,874 | 6 | $9,066 | 20.1 | #67 |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391)Snowflake · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Union ElementaryLoomis, CA | 2,831 | $9,697 | 22.1 |
| Ben Hill CountyFitzgerald, GA | 2,831 | $12,641 | 13.8 |
| Hanover Community School CorporationCedar Lake, IN | 2,831 | $8,875 | 17.4 |
| South Orangetown Central School DistrictBlauvelt, NY | 2,830 | $31,044 | 10.6 |
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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