Bisbee USD

Listed by NCES as Bisbee Unified District (4169) (district ID 0401180)

Public school district · Cochise County · Arizona · NCES district ID 0401180

Bisbee USD spent $11,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,993). Its 4 schools enrolled 622 students in 2024-25; 42.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,366 per student, up 3.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (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 Bisbee USD in enrollment (668 to 699 students) and Bisbee USD itself.

Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Bisbee USD, FY23Williams Unified School District #2 $14,315; Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) $12,213; Bisbee USD $11,918; Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) $10,349; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) $10,337; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339) $9,597; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398) $8,519; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736) $7,686; Burke Basic School $7,655; Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc. (4306) $7,107; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kWilliams Unified School Distri…$14,315Imagine Coolidge Elementary In…$12,213Bisbee USD$11,918Imagine Charter Elementary at …$10,349Horizon Community Learning Cen…$10,337BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91…$9,597BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (27…$8,519BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92…$7,686Burke Basic School$7,655Reid Traditional Schools' Vall…$7,107State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Bisbee USD, FY23Williams Unified School District #2 $14,315; Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) $12,213; Bisbee USD $11,918; Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) $10,349; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) $10,337; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339) $9,597; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398) $8,519; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736) $7,686; Burke Basic School $7,655; Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc. (4306) $7,107; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kWilliams Unified School District #2$14,315Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (8…$12,213Bisbee USD$11,918Imagine Charter Elementary at Deser…$10,349Horizon Community Learning Center I…$10,337BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339)$9,597BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398)$8,519BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736)$7,686Burke Basic School$7,655Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Ac…$7,107State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Bisbee USD, FY23Williams Unified School District #2 $14,315; Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) $12,213; Bisbee USD $11,918; Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) $10,349; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) $10,337; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339) $9,597; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398) $8,519; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736) $7,686; Burke Basic School $7,655; Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc. (4306) $7,107; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k10k15kWilliams Unified School District #2$14,315Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786)$12,213Bisbee USD$11,918Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West I…$10,349Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (792…$10,337BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339)$9,597BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398)$8,519BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736)$7,686Burke Basic School$7,655Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy In…$7,107State median, under 1,000 students $11,993
Current spending per student, Arizona districts closest in size to Bisbee USD, FY23Williams Unified School District #2 $14,315; Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) $12,213; Bisbee USD $11,918; Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367) $10,349; Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264) $10,337; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339) $9,597; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398) $8,519; BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736) $7,686; Burke Basic School $7,655; Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc. (4306) $7,107; State median, under 1,000 students $11,993.5k10k15kWilliams Unified School District #2$14,315Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786)$12,213Bisbee USD$11,918Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert We…$10,349Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.…$10,337BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91339)$9,597BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (273398)$8,519BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736)$7,686Burke Basic School$7,655Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academ…$7,107State median, under 1,000 students $11,993

Where the money came from

$8,729,000 in revenue: 42.7% state, 48.9% local and 8.4% federal. Total spending including $440,000 of capital outlay was $8,815,000, or $12,869 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bisbee USD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,731,000; Local $4,267,000; Federal $731,000; total $8,729,000.
  • State$3,731,000 43%
  • Local$4,267,000 49%
  • Federal$731,000 8%

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 475 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

685 students in 2022-23, 675 students in 2023-24, 618 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bisbee USD enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-236852023-246752024-25618
Bisbee USD enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-236852023-246752024-25618
Bisbee USD enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-236852023-246752024-25618
Bisbee USD enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-236852023-246752024-25618

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23685not reportednot reported
2023-2467543.715.4
2024-2561843.614.2

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bisbee USD scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 18% 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 arts27%40.4%305
Math18%34.8%303

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

70-74% of the 96 students in Bisbee USD'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 rate70‑74%77.8%
Students in the class9693,470

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.

1 elementary school, 198 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Greenway Primary School19812.069.8%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 middle school, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lowell School11414.261.2%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 high school, 306 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bisbee High School30616.145.7%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, 4 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Copper Credits4not reportednot 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.

Copper Credits

School in Bisbee; open in 2024-25; 4 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 Bisbee USD

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 Bisbee USD

  1. Arizona districts by spending per studentBisbee USD ranks 243 of 475 Arizona districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,918).#243 of 475
  2. Every school district in ArizonaBisbee USD is the number 211 by size of 661 Arizona districts, with 685 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#211 of 661
  3. BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736)The next larger Arizona district: 690 students in fall 2022, $7,686 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$7,686
  4. Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786)The next smaller Arizona district: 681 students in fall 2022, $12,213 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,213
  5. Compare Bisbee USD with BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bisbee High School, its largest high school306 students in 2024-25, 16.1 per teacher.306
  7. 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 Bisbee USD

  1. How many schools and students are in Bisbee USD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 622 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bisbee USD spend per student?
    $11,918 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,993 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,366 per student, up 3.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bisbee USD's money come from?
    $8,729,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.7% state, 48.9% local and 8.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bisbee USD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 151 of the 628 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.0%, 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 do students in Bisbee USD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bisbee USD scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 18% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Bisbee USD?
    70-74% of the 96 students in Bisbee USD'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.
  7. What is Bisbee USD's NCES district ID?
    0401180. 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
  • 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