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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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Sanders Unified District (4156)

Sanders, AZ

Students
659
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,674

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Continental Elementary District (4416)

GREEN VALLEY, AZ

Students
626
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,256

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.7% enrollment

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Fort Thomas Unified District (4221)

Fort Thomas, AZ

Students
624
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,458

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment

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Colorado City Unified District (4370)

Colorado City, AZ

Students
557
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,092

+40.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment

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Bagdad Unified District (4468)

Bagdad, AZ

Students
553
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,040

-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.9% enrollment

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Sacaton Elementary District (4449)

Sacaton, AZ

Students
538
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,388

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)

TUCSON, AZ

Students
537
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,283

-25.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.0% enrollment

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Mayer Unified School District (4473)

MAYER, AZ

Students
526
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,215

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439)

SAN MANUEL, AZ

Students
519
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,439

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.2% enrollment

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Gila Bend Unified District (4238)

Gila Bend, AZ

Students
516
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,878

-15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.4% enrollment

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Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392)

HEBER, AZ

Students
514
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,304

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment

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Palo Verde Elementary District (4275)

Palo Verde, AZ

Students
481
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,944

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.3% enrollment

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Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486)

CLARKDALE, AZ

Students
473
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$10,989

+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Red Mesa Unified District (4159)

Teec Nos Pos, AZ

Students
464
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$27,892

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Red Rock Elementary District (4447)

Red Rock, AZ

Students
441
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$11,302

+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.5% enrollment

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Joseph City Unified District (4388)

JOSEPH CITY, AZ

Students
440
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,773

+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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St David Unified District (4173)

SAINT DAVID, AZ

Students
436
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,427

+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.1% enrollment

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West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

GLENDALE, AZ

Students
423
Schools
60
Spending / pupil
$72,861

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454)

ELOY, AZ

Students
415
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,366

-15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Oracle Elementary District (4444)

ORACLE, AZ

Students
403
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,824

-37.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Ajo Unified District (4409)

AJO, AZ

Students
400
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,545

+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Stanfield Elementary District (4451)

STANFIELD, AZ

Students
383
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,089

+43.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment

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Duncan Unified District (4228)

Duncan, AZ

Students
374
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,955

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Ray Unified District (4438)

Kearny, AZ

Students
349
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,951

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Littlefield Unified District (4374)

BEAVER DAM, AZ

Students
348
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,609

+16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Beaver Creek Elementary District (4481)

RIMROCK, AZ

Students
327
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$11,483

-21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Superior Unified School District (4440)

SUPERIOR, AZ

Students
318
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,267

+18.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)

MESA, AZ

Students
306
Schools
50
Spending / pupil
$123,592

+163.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -72.0% enrollment

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Arlington Elementary District (4274)

ARLINGTON, AZ

Students
302
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,623

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +21.8% enrollment

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Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212)

Winkelman, AZ

Students
301
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,502

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% 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.