Cartwright School District #83
Listed by NCES as Cartwright Elementary District (4282) (district ID 0401680)
Public school district · Maricopa County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0401680
Cartwright School District #83 spent $11,949 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,493). Its 23 schools enrolled 13,566 students in 2024-25; 52.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,521 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cartwright School District #83 in enrollment (12,664 to 14,541 students) and Cartwright School District #83 itself.
Where the money came from
$208,074,000 in revenue: 52.9% state, 14.8% local and 32.3% federal. Total spending including $25,159,000 of capital outlay was $196,654,000, or $14,261 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$110,114,000 53%
- Local$30,741,000 15%
- Federal$67,219,000 32%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 157 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
14,338 students in 2022-23, 13,720 students in 2023-24, 13,368 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14,338 | 644.9 | 22.2 |
| 2023-24 | 13,720 | 688.3 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 13,368 | 675.8 | 19.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$55,918,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,055 per student
Cartwright School District #83 booked $55,918,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 645 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $86,704 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 Arizona districts with a figure (state median $62,248, 172 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arizona teacher salary at $54,580 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $47,803,000 | 85.5% |
| Special education | $5,108,000 | 9.1% |
| Other programs | $3,007,000 | 5.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,385 in 2018-19, $3,091 in 2019-20, $3,545 in 2020-21, $3,878 in 2021-22, $4,055 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cartwright School District #83 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading and 15% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Arizona | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 21% | 40.4% | 9,697 |
| Math | 15% | 34.8% | 9,751 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
17 elementary schools, 11,395 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Borman School | 960 | 20.6 | 50.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles W. Harris School | 875 | 23.3 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Peralta School | 817 | 22.3 | 65.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Manuel Pena Jr. School | 806 | 19.1 | 59.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Sunset School | 739 | 19.1 | 58.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Tomahawk School | 718 | 22.3 | 62.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School | 703 | 17.3 | 56.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy | 684 | 21.0 | 68.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Cartwright School | 670 | 18.9 | 56.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Justine Spitalny STE3AM School | 667 | 19.9 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| John F. Long | 641 | 22.8 | 65.9% | Schoolwide program |
| G. Frank Davidson | 629 | 19.9 | 68.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 5 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy | 617 | 18.6 | 61.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Heatherbrae School | 607 | 19.8 | 68.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Palm Lane | 602 | 18.4 | 66.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Holiday Park School | 530 | 16.3 | 61.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Cartwright Virtual Academy | 130 | 21.7 | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 middle schools, 1,910 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella Middle School | 650 | 20.3 | 52.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts | 545 | 22.5 | 61.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism | 510 | 18.5 | 61.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy | 205 | 16.1 | 62.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 other schools, 261 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwright Early Childhood Center | 193 | 13.3 | 48.7% | Not Title I |
| Byron A. Barry School | 68 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Cartwright Virtual Academy
Elementary school in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 130 students; 21.7 students per teacher.
Byron A. Barry School
School in Phoenix; open in 2024-25; 68 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Cartwright School District #83
- Website: csd83.org
- Phone: (623) 691-4000
- Office: 5220 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85031
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Cartwright School District #83
- Arizona districts by spending per studentCartwright School District #83 ranks 35 of 157 Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,949).#35 of 157
- Every school district in ArizonaCartwright School District #83 is the number 16 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 14,338 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#16 of 661
- Kyrene Elementary School DistrictThe next larger Arizona district: 14,401 students in fall 2022, $10,500 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,500
- Queen Creek Unified District (4245)The next smaller Arizona district: 13,818 students in fall 2022, $9,137 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,137
- Compare Cartwright School District #83 with Kyrene Elementary School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across ArizonaCartwright School District #83 spent $86,704 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,248); spending, not a salary.$86,704
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Cartwright School District #83
How many schools and students are in Cartwright School District #83?
23 schools were open in 2024-25 (17 elementary, 4 middle, 2 other), enrolling 13,566 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cartwright School District #83 spend per student?
$11,949 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arizona median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $10,493 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,521 per student, up 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cartwright School District #83's money come from?
$208,074,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.9% state, 14.8% local and 32.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cartwright School District #83 live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 4,600 of the 19,920 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Cartwright School District #83 spend on teacher salaries?
$55,918,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,055 per student. Divided by the 645 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,704 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 Arizona districts (state median $62,248). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arizona teacher salary at $54,580 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Cartwright School District #83 do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cartwright School District #83 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading and 15% in math, against 40.4% in reading and 34.8% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is Cartwright School District #83's NCES district ID?
0401680. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25