Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Yuma Elementary District (4499) is a public school district based in Yuma, Arizona, serving 9,102 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, about the same as the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $8,636 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Arizona median. It has roughly 19.6 students per teacher.
How Yuma Elementary District (4499) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Yuma Elementary District (4499) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,636 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,417 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $78.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $82.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 464 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,339 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 19.6 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 506 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Unified School District (4441)Maricopa | 9,568 | 13 | $8,283 | 18.5 | #28 |
| Yuma Elementary District (4499)Yuma · this district | 9,102 | 19 | $8,636 | 19.6 | #29 |
| Florence Unified School District (4437)Florence | 8,731 | 14 | $8,826 | 17.3 | #30 |
| Flagstaff Unified District (4192)Flagstaff | 8,595 | 16 | $10,382 | 15.7 | #31 |
| Glendale Elementary District (4271)Glendale | 8,580 | 14 | $9,664 | 20.2 | #32 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectady, NY | 9,117 | $19,604 | 11.5 |
| West Des Moines Community School DistrictWest Des Moines, IA | 9,110 | $13,150 | 14.5 |
| Farmington Public School DistrictFarmington, MI | 9,110 | $14,593 | 14.5 |
| Oshkosh Area School DistrictOshkosh, WI | 9,101 | $13,997 | 12.3 |
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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