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Arizona school systems.

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254school systems
1,841operating schools connected
884,915students in finance records
235complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Arizona school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 235 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$13,487Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+11.2%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+36.4%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-5.3%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems235 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024936,332879,606
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$12,318$10,755

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Glendale Elementary District (4271)

GLENDALE, AZ

Students
8,858
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$12,135

+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.4% enrollment

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Flagstaff Unified District (4192)

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

Students
8,820
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$12,505

+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Pendergast Elementary District (4283)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
8,251
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,154

+16.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment

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Laveen Elementary District (4276)

LAVEEN, AZ

Students
7,954
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$10,150

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.2% enrollment

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Roosevelt Elementary District (4279)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
7,274
Schools
20
Spending / pupil
$15,568

+32.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.0% enrollment

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Kingman Unified School District (79598)

KINGMAN, AZ

Students
7,263
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$9,542

+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)

CASA GRANDE, AZ

Students
6,648
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$11,141

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Sahuarita Unified District (4411)

SAHUARITA, AZ

Students
6,431
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$9,423

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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Avondale Elementary District (4272)

AVONDALE, AZ

Students
5,960
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$11,325

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Littleton Elementary District (4278)

AVONDALE, AZ

Students
5,940
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$10,556

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Madison Elementary District (4270)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
5,874
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$11,143

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Crane Elementary District (4501)

YUMA, AZ

Students
5,873
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$10,138

+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Buckeye Elementary District (4269)

BUCKEYE, AZ

Students
5,810
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,727

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment

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Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, AZ

Students
5,701
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$10,071

+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Buckeye Union High School District (4284)

BUCKEYE, AZ

Students
5,503
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$10,769

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.4% enrollment

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Humboldt Unified District (4469)

PRESCOTT VLY, AZ

Students
5,432
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$10,096

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)

TUCSON, AZ

Students
5,287
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$11,365

+19.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Students
5,205
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$10,220

+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Gadsden Elementary District (4505)

San Luis, AZ

Students
5,170
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$11,626

+23.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)

TUCSON, AZ

Students
5,164
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,061

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Phoenix Elementary District (4256)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
5,034
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$19,555

+41.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.0% enrollment

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Creighton Elementary District (4263)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
4,900
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,974

+38.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.5% enrollment

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Isaac Elementary District (4259)

PHOENIX, AZ

Students
4,826
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$17,689

+56.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.2% enrollment

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Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)

SIERRA VISTA, AZ

Students
4,461
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$12,527

+30.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.2% enrollment

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Liberty Elementary District (4266)

BUCKEYE, AZ

Students
4,444
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$10,678

+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.5% enrollment

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Cave Creek Unified District (4244)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Students
4,214
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$10,334

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.0% enrollment

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J O Combs Unified School District (4445)

SAN TAN VLY, AZ

Students
4,052
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$10,266

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% enrollment

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Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)

CASA GRANDE, AZ

Students
3,957
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,440

+12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% enrollment

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Prescott Unified District (4466)

PRESCOTT, AZ

Students
3,887
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$10,826

+15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Douglas Unified District (4174)

DOUGLAS, AZ

Students
3,725
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$12,234

+36.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.