Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
Public school district · Yavapai County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0402370
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) spent $11,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,493). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,765 students in 2024-25; 40.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,825 per student, up 10.0% 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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) in enrollment (1,685 to 1,906 students) and Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) itself.
Where the money came from
$24,142,000 in revenue: 40.6% state, 26.4% local and 33.0% federal. Total spending including $691,000 of capital outlay was $22,033,000, or $12,247 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$9,798,000 41%
- Local$6,379,000 26%
- Federal$7,965,000 33%
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
1,823 students in 2022-23, 1,742 students in 2023-24, 1,765 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 | 1,823 | 132.1 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,742 | 95.1 | 18.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,765 | 84.5 | 20.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$6,886,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,828 per student
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) booked $6,886,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 132 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 $52,123 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 8 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 | $6,143,000 | 89.2% |
| Special education | $743,000 | 10.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,711 in 2018-19, $3,023 in 2019-20, $2,292 in 2020-21, $2,876 in 2021-22, $3,828 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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 17% 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 | 32% | 40.4% | 1,185 |
| Math | 17% | 34.8% | 1,197 |
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.
4 elementary schools, 1,679 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School | 585 | 18.3 | 60.0% | Not Title I |
| Cottonwood Community School | 430 | 23.9 | 62.0% | Not Title I |
| Mountain View Preparatory School | 426 | 21.8 | 20.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Oak Creek Elementary School | 238 | 20.7 | 48.9% | 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.
1 other school, 86 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Education Services | 86 | 24.6 | 58.3% | Eligible, no 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.
Contact Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
- Website: cocsd.k12.az.us
- Phone: (928) 634-2288
- Office: 1 N Willard St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
- Arizona districts by spending per studentCottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) ranks 40 of 157 Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,818).#40 of 157
- Every school district in ArizonaCottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) is the number 99 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 1,823 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#99 of 661
- Holbrook Unified District (4389)The next larger Arizona district: 1,843 students in fall 2022, $14,237 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,237
- Blue Ridge Unified School District 32The next smaller Arizona district: 1,754 students in fall 2022, $12,342 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,342
- Compare Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) with Holbrook Unified District (4389)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across ArizonaCottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) spent $52,123 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,248); spending, not a salary.$52,123
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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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
How many schools and students are in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)?
5 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 other), enrolling 1,765 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) spend per student?
$11,818 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 $12,825 per student, up 10.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)'s money come from?
$24,142,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.6% state, 26.4% local and 33.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 354 of the 2,845 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.4%, 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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) spend on teacher salaries?
$6,886,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,828 per student. Divided by the 132 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,123 per teacher, more than 8 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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 17% 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 Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)'s NCES district ID?
0402370. 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