Humboldt Unified School District

Listed by NCES as Humboldt Unified District (4469) (district ID 0403870)

Public school district · Yavapai County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0403870

Humboldt Unified School District spent $9,405 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $10,493). Its 11 schools enrolled 5,220 students in 2024-25; 48.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,096 per student, up 9.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Arizona: 77.8%).

Spending per student among Arizona districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Humboldt Unified in enrollment (5,406 to 5,898 students) and Humboldt Unified itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Humboldt Unified, FY23Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) $10,617; Littleton Elementary District (4278) $10,493; Madison Elementary School District 38 $10,428; Avondale Elementary District $10,264; Buckeye Union High School District (4284) $9,921; Buckeye Elementary School District 33 $9,900; Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) $9,873; Humboldt Unified $9,405; Nogales Unified District (4457) $9,157; Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) $8,884; State median, 1,000+ students $10,493.7k8k9k10k11kFlowing Wells Unified District…$10,617Littleton Elementary District …$10,493Madison Elementary School Dist…$10,428Avondale Elementary District$10,264Buckeye Union High School Dist…$9,921Buckeye Elementary School Dist…$9,900Academy of Mathematics and Sci…$9,873Humboldt Unified$9,405Nogales Unified District (4457)$9,157Lake Havasu Unified District (…$8,884State median, 1,000+ students $10,493
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Humboldt Unified, FY23Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) $10,617; Littleton Elementary District (4278) $10,493; Madison Elementary School District 38 $10,428; Avondale Elementary District $10,264; Buckeye Union High School District (4284) $9,921; Buckeye Elementary School District 33 $9,900; Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) $9,873; Humboldt Unified $9,405; Nogales Unified District (4457) $9,157; Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) $8,884; State median, 1,000+ students $10,493.7k8k9k10k11kFlowing Wells Unified District (440…$10,617Littleton Elementary District (4278)$10,493Madison Elementary School District …$10,428Avondale Elementary District$10,264Buckeye Union High School District …$9,921Buckeye Elementary School District …$9,900Academy of Mathematics and Science …$9,873Humboldt Unified$9,405Nogales Unified District (4457)$9,157Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)$8,884State median, 1,000+ students $10,493
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Humboldt Unified, FY23Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) $10,617; Littleton Elementary District (4278) $10,493; Madison Elementary School District 38 $10,428; Avondale Elementary District $10,264; Buckeye Union High School District (4284) $9,921; Buckeye Elementary School District 33 $9,900; Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) $9,873; Humboldt Unified $9,405; Nogales Unified District (4457) $9,157; Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) $8,884; State median, 1,000+ students $10,493.7k9k11kFlowing Wells Unified District (4405)$10,617Littleton Elementary District (4278)$10,493Madison Elementary School District 38$10,428Avondale Elementary District$10,264Buckeye Union High School District (4284)$9,921Buckeye Elementary School District 33$9,900Academy of Mathematics and Science South In…$9,873Humboldt Unified$9,405Nogales Unified District (4457)$9,157Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)$8,884State median, 1,000+ students $10,493
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Humboldt Unified, FY23Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) $10,617; Littleton Elementary District (4278) $10,493; Madison Elementary School District 38 $10,428; Avondale Elementary District $10,264; Buckeye Union High School District (4284) $9,921; Buckeye Elementary School District 33 $9,900; Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) $9,873; Humboldt Unified $9,405; Nogales Unified District (4457) $9,157; Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) $8,884; State median, 1,000+ students $10,493.7k9k11kFlowing Wells Unified District (4405)$10,617Littleton Elementary District (4278)$10,493Madison Elementary School District 38$10,428Avondale Elementary District$10,264Buckeye Union High School District (428…$9,921Buckeye Elementary School District 33$9,900Academy of Mathematics and Science Sout…$9,873Humboldt Unified$9,405Nogales Unified District (4457)$9,157Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)$8,884State median, 1,000+ students $10,493

Where the money came from

$65,416,000 in revenue: 48.8% state, 34.8% local and 16.4% federal. Total spending including $5,577,000 of capital outlay was $58,165,000, or $10,566 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Humboldt Unified School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $31,916,000; Local $22,767,000; Federal $10,733,000; total $65,416,000.
  • State$31,916,000 49%
  • Local$22,767,000 35%
  • Federal$10,733,000 16%

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

5,606 students in 2022-23, 5,432 students in 2023-24, 4,760 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Humboldt Unified School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,606, 2023-24: 5,432, 2024-25: 4,76002k4k6k2022-235,6062023-245,4322024-254,760
Humboldt Unified School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,606, 2023-24: 5,432, 2024-25: 4,76002k4k6k2022-235,6062023-245,4322024-254,760
Humboldt Unified School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,606, 2023-24: 5,432, 2024-25: 4,76002k4k6k2022-235,6062023-245,4322024-254,760
Humboldt Unified School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,606, 2023-24: 5,432, 2024-25: 4,76002k4k6k2022-235,6062023-245,4322024-254,760

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,606273.320.5
2023-245,432282.619.2
2024-254,760255.418.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,048,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,097 per student

Humboldt Unified School District booked $17,048,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 273 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 $62,371 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$14,179,00083.2%
Special education$2,419,00014.2%
Vocational$450,0002.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,760 in 2018-19, $2,780 in 2019-20, $2,968 in 2020-21, $3,059 in 2021-22, $3,097 in 2022-23.

Humboldt Unified School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,760, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,968, 2021-22: $3,059, 2022-23: $3,09701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7602019-20$2,7802020-21$2,9682021-22$3,0592022-23$3,097
Humboldt Unified School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,760, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,968, 2021-22: $3,059, 2022-23: $3,09701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7602019-20$2,7802020-21$2,9682021-22$3,0592022-23$3,097
Humboldt Unified School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,760, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,968, 2021-22: $3,059, 2022-23: $3,09701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7602019-20$2,7802020-21$2,9682021-22$3,0592022-23$3,097
Humboldt Unified School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,760, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,968, 2021-22: $3,059, 2022-23: $3,09701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7602019-20$2,7802020-21$2,9682021-22$3,0592022-23$3,097

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 Humboldt Unified School District scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 35% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArizonaStudents tested
Reading and language arts43%40.4%2,826
Math35%34.8%2,839

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

78% of the 369 students in Humboldt Unified School District'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate78%77.8%
Students in the class36993,470

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.

6 elementary schools, 2,626 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Traditional School74721.726.9%Schoolwide program
Coyote Springs Elementary School45715.534.0%Schoolwide program
Granville Elementary School44817.636.0%Schoolwide program
Mountain View Elementary School37616.359.8%Schoolwide program
Lake Valley Elementary School30312.952.8%Schoolwide program
Humboldt Elementary School29515.536.0%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, 815 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bradshaw Mountain Middle School41715.942.9%Eligible, no program
Glassford Hill Middle School39819.338.9%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.

1 high school, 1,616 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bradshaw Mountain High School1,61622.733.9%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.

2 other schools, 163 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bright Futures Preschool10133.7not reportedNot Title I
Bradshaw Mountain Online Academy6251.7not reportedNot 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.

One more school 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.

Bright Futures Preschool

School in Prescott Valley; open in 2024-25; 101 students; 33.7 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 Humboldt Unified School District

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 Humboldt Unified School District

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentHumboldt Unified School District ranks 120 of 157 Arizona districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,405).#120 of 157
  2. Every school district in ArizonaHumboldt Unified School District is the number 49 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 5,606 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#49 of 661
  3. Nogales Unified District (4457)The next larger Arizona district: 5,687 students in fall 2022, $9,157 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,157
  4. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)The next smaller Arizona district: 5,478 students in fall 2022, $8,884 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,884
  5. Compare Humboldt Unified School District with Nogales Unified District (4457)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bradshaw Mountain High School, its largest high school1,616 students in 2024-25, 22.7 per teacher.1,616
  7. Teacher salary spending across ArizonaHumboldt Unified School District spent $62,371 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,248); spending, not a salary.$62,371
  8. 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 Humboldt Unified School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Humboldt Unified School District?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 2 other), enrolling 5,220 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Humboldt Unified School District spend per student?
    $9,405 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 $10,096 per student, up 9.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Humboldt Unified School District's money come from?
    $65,416,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.8% state, 34.8% local and 16.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Humboldt Unified School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 853 of the 8,858 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.6%, 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.
  5. How much does Humboldt Unified School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,048,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,097 per student. Divided by the 273 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,371 per teacher, more than 50 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).
  6. How do students in Humboldt Unified School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Humboldt Unified School District scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 35% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Humboldt Unified School District?
    78% of the 369 students in Humboldt Unified School District'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.
  8. What is Humboldt Unified School District's NCES district ID?
    0403870. 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