Payson Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Payson, Arizona
Payson Elementary School in Payson, Arizona enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 29.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
432 students in 2022-23, 411 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 29.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 432 | 32.5 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 27.5 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 430 | 29.5 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 419 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Payson Elementary School enrolled 419 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 419 of the 419 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent42.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.4% of students were White, 24.0% Hispanic, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.4%
- Hispanic24.0%
- Two or more races4.9%
- American Indian2.1%
- Asian0.5%
- Black0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Payson Elementary School
- Julia Randall Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 503 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Pine Strawberry Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 97 students, 5.1 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Payson Elementary School with Julia Randall Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Payson Unified District (4209) spends per student$11,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,456
- The largest public schools in ArizonaPayson Elementary School is the number 639 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#639 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Payson Elementary School
How many students attend Payson Elementary School?
430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 432 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Payson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Payson Elementary School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Payson Elementary School a Title I school?
Payson Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Payson Elementary School in?
Payson Unified District (4209), NCES district ID 0406070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040607001423 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.