Marana Unified School District 6
Listed by NCES as Marana Unified District (4404) (district ID 0404630)
Public school district · Pima County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0404630
Marana Unified School District 6 spent $10,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,493). Its 20 schools enrolled 12,846 students in 2024-25; 52.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,510 per student, up 9.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Arizona: 77.8%).
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 Marana Unified School District 6 in enrollment (11,380 to 14,401 students) and Marana Unified School District 6 itself.
Where the money came from
$163,754,000 in revenue: 52.2% state, 38.8% local and 9.0% federal. Total spending including $8,556,000 of capital outlay was $155,186,000, or $12,290 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$85,496,000 52%
- Local$63,598,000 39%
- Federal$14,660,000 9%
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
12,823 students in 2022-23, 12,872 students in 2023-24, 12,654 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 | 12,823 | 770.1 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 12,872 | 794.7 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 12,654 | 786.7 | 16.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$45,254,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,584 per student
Marana Unified School District 6 booked $45,254,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 770 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 $58,766 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 29 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 | $35,377,000 | 78.2% |
| Special education | $7,007,000 | 15.5% |
| Vocational | $1,466,000 | 3.2% |
| Other programs | $1,404,000 | 3.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,212 in 2018-19, $2,892 in 2019-20, $3,235 in 2020-21, $3,502 in 2021-22, $3,584 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 Marana Unified School District 6 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% 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 | 41% | 40.4% | 6,225 |
| Math | 38% | 34.8% | 6,285 |
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 993 students in Marana Unified School District 6's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 993 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
12 elementary schools, 6,773 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Mountain K-8 | 1,004 | 19.1 | 12.9% | Not Title I |
| Twin Peaks Elementary School | 886 | 15.3 | 22.0% | Not Title I |
| Gladden Farms Elementary | 742 | 17.1 | 16.9% | Not Title I |
| Marjorie W Estes Elementary School | 601 | 11.0 | 37.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 539 | 12.8 | 40.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Picture Rocks Elementary | 460 | 12.8 | 55.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Butterfield Elementary School | 459 | 13.2 | 40.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary | 455 | 15.4 | 20.0% | Not Title I |
| Coyote Trail Elementary School | 453 | 13.7 | 22.9% | Not Title I |
| Ironwood Elementary School | 406 | 13.8 | 33.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Degrazia Elementary School | 396 | 12.8 | 40.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Roadrunner Elementary School | 372 | 13.3 | 61.0% | 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 middle schools, 1,453 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marana Middle School | 941 | 17.4 | 34.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Tortolita Middle School | 512 | 15.8 | 34.9% | 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.
4 high schools, 4,428 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marana High School | 2,437 | 19.8 | 28.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Mountain View High School | 1,827 | 19.9 | 25.0% | Not Title I |
| MCAT High School | 163 | 13.9 | not reported | Eligible, no program |
| A. C. E. | 1 | 1.0 | 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 other schools, 192 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSD Early Learning and Resource Center | 150 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
| Marana Distance Learning | 42 | 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.
MUSD Early Learning and Resource Center
School in Tucson; open in 2024-25; 150 students.
A. C. E.
High school in Marana; open in 2024-25; 1 student; 1.0 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Marana Unified School District 6
- Website: maranausd.org
- Phone: (520) 682-3243
- Office: 11279 W Grier Rd Ste 115a, Marana, AZ 85653
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 Marana Unified School District 6
- Arizona districts by spending per studentMarana Unified School District 6 ranks 70 of 157 Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,680).#70 of 157
- Every school district in ArizonaMarana Unified School District 6 is the number 21 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 12,823 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#21 of 661
- Higley Unified School District 60The next larger Arizona district: 13,040 students in fall 2022, $9,611 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,611
- Tempe Union High School DistrictThe next smaller Arizona district: 12,664 students in fall 2022, $11,252 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,252
- Compare Marana Unified School District 6 with Higley Unified School District 60Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Marana High School, its largest high school2,437 students in 2024-25, 19.8 per teacher.2,437
- Teacher salary spending across ArizonaMarana Unified School District 6 spent $58,766 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,248); spending, not a salary.$58,766
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
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 Marana Unified School District 6
How many schools and students are in Marana Unified School District 6?
20 schools were open in 2024-25 (12 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 2 other), enrolling 12,846 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Marana Unified School District 6 spend per student?
$10,680 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 $11,510 per student, up 9.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Marana Unified School District 6's money come from?
$163,754,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.2% state, 38.8% local and 9.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Marana Unified School District 6 live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,559 of the 17,458 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.9%, 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 Marana Unified School District 6 spend on teacher salaries?
$45,254,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,584 per student. Divided by the 770 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,766 per teacher, more than 29 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 Marana Unified School District 6 do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Marana Unified School District 6 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% 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 the graduation rate in Marana Unified School District 6?
87% of the 993 students in Marana Unified School District 6's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Marana Unified School District 6's NCES district ID?
0404630. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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