Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)
Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) is a public school district based in Tucson, Arizona, serving 2,212 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #76 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 553 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,250 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,250 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,741 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 131 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 249 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 442 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteriver Unified District (4394)Whiteriver | 2,231 | 5 | $13,393 | 16.4 | #74 |
| Chino Valley Unified District (4474)Chino Valley | 2,227 | 4 | $9,861 | 21.4 | #75 |
| Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)Tucson · this district | 2,212 | 4 | $8,250 | 16.9 | #76 |
| Payson Unified District (4209)Payson | 2,200 | 5 | $9,989 | 16.7 | #77 |
| Bullhead City School District (4378)Bullhead City | 2,191 | 6 | $10,646 | 16.6 | #78 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry CHSD 156McHenry, IL | 2,214 | $19,278 | 15.5 |
| Brooke County SchoolsWellsburg, WV | 2,213 | $14,171 | 12.3 |
| Hope School DistrictHope, AR | 2,212 | $10,583 | 10.8 |
| Kelloggsville Public SchoolsGrand Rapids, MI | 2,211 | $12,426 | 16.3 |
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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