Whiteriver Unified District (4394)
Whiteriver Unified District (4394) is a public school district based in Whiteriver, Arizona, serving 2,231 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 446 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $13,393 per student on day-to-day operations, 43% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Whiteriver Unified District (4394) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Whiteriver Unified District (4394) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,393 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,692 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $45.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $40.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 136 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 311 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 2,231 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Unified School District #8 (4196)Page | 2,269 | 6 | $12,011 | 16.3 | #73 |
| Whiteriver Unified District (4394)Whiteriver · this district | 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 | 2,212 | 4 | $8,250 | 16.9 | #76 |
| Payson Unified District (4209)Payson | 2,200 | 5 | $9,989 | 16.7 | #77 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firebaugh-Las Deltas UnifiedFirebaugh, CA | 2,232 | $15,063 | 19.9 |
| Hibbing Public School DistrictHibbing, MN | 2,232 | $15,179 | 16.4 |
| Phoenix-Talent School District 4Phoenix, OR | 2,231 | $13,089 | 17.7 |
| Oroville Union HighOroville, CA | 2,230 | $13,990 | 18.7 |
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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