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Arizona school districts by resource index Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) has the highest mean resource index of Arizona's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 49 of 100 across its 3 schools open in 2024-25, with 14.7 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Arizona Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0; Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7; Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3; Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 44.0; Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6; Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422) 43.5; Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2; Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0; Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8. 0 25 50 75 100 Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0 Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7 Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3 Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3 Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (… 44.0 Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6 Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School … 43.5 Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2 Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Arizona Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0; Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7; Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3; Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 44.0; Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6; Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422) 43.5; Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2; Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0; Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8. 0 25 50 75 100 Fort Huachuca Accommodation Distric… 49.0 Higley Unified School District (424… 44.7 Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3 Fountain Hills Unified District (42… 44.3 Portable Practical Educational Prep… 44.0 Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6 Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charte… 43.5 Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2 Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0 Paradise Valley Unified District (4… 42.8
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Arizona Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0; Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7; Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3; Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 44.0; Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6; Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422) 43.5; Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2; Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0; Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8. 0 50 100 Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0 Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7 Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3 Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3 Portable Practical Educational Preparation… 44.0 Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6 Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High S… 43.5 Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2 Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Arizona Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 49.0; Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7; Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3; Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3; Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 44.0; Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6; Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422) 43.5; Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2; Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0; Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8. 0 50 100 Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4… 49.0 Higley Unified School District (4248) 44.7 Gilbert Unified District (4239) 44.3 Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 44.3 Portable Practical Educational Preparat… 44.0 Fowler Elementary District (4273) 43.6 Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter Hi… 43.5 Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 43.2 Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 43.0 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 42.8
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The 47 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) 3 765 14.7 $15,821 49.0 Higley Unified School District (4248) 16 13,040 14.8 $9,611 44.7 Gilbert Unified District (4239) 38 33,281 15.6 $10,928 44.3 Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) 4 1,190 13.4 $12,403 44.3 Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) 6 726 12.1 $11,876 44.0 Fowler Elementary District (4273) 8 3,815 20.0 $10,609 43.6 Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School (4422) 2 550 49.9 $9,976 43.5 Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 30 21,177 15.3 $11,306 43.2 Choice Academies Inc. (90138) 2 658 10.2 $8,147 43.0 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 44 27,919 14.6 $11,848 42.8 Tolleson Elementary District (4264) 5 2,859 16.2 $11,827 40.4 American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348) 12 13,070 13.9 $8,818 40.3 Phoenix Elementary District (4256) 15 5,249 16.5 $16,785 39.5 Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439) 3 534 15.0 $13,404 39.3 Tucson Unified District (4403) 88 41,511 13.9 $13,783 39.2
The other 32 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) 8 5,252 17.4 $10,030 39.0 Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. (91958) 5 721 9.3 $31,388 39.0 Peoria Unified School District (4237) 44 36,527 17.1 $10,026 39.0 Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) 4 507 14.0 $11,902 38.8 Amphitheater Unified District (4406) 22 12,042 14.0 $12,104 38.7 Phoenix Union High School District (4286) 19 27,900 18.9 $13,194 38.6 Toltec School District (4450) 2 1,133 13.7 $9,641 38.5 Marana Unified District (4404) 20 12,823 14.3 $10,680 38.4 Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) 4 1,224 9.9 $11,950 38.3 Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) 2 791 11.1 $9,613 38.0 Thatcher Unified District (4219) 5 1,849 18.4 $8,891 37.6 Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc. (85516) 2 541 16.1 $9,909 37.5 Mesa Unified District (4235) 77 58,343 17.8 $12,121 37.4 Sanders Unified District (4156) 3 616 14.0 $21,901 37.3 Coolidge Unified District (4442) 6 2,585 19.7 $10,722 36.8 Cholla Academy (5186) 2 536 12.6 $11,933 36.5 Tempe School District (4258) 23 10,759 14.3 $12,504 36.4 Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) 4 3,145 20.1 $7,178 36.3 Deer Valley Unified District (4246) 41 33,199 16.1 $10,940 36.2 Prescott Unified District (4466) 8 3,948 15.1 $10,182 36.1 Winslow Unified District (4387) 5 1,879 17.3 $11,818 36.0 Dysart Unified District (4243) 25 23,173 18.9 $10,550 35.9 Morenci Unified District (4230) 3 1,524 11.3 $11,633 35.7 Vail Unified District (4413) 23 14,533 18.2 $10,071 35.3 Flagstaff Unified District (4192) 16 9,043 14.4 $11,945 35.3 Show Low Unified District (4393) 8 2,569 15.7 $8,990 35.3 LEAD Charter Schools (79967) 4 1,035 10.9 $11,257 35.3 Washington Elementary School District (4260) 33 19,328 16.9 $12,008 35.2 Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) 6 1,080 14.4 $21,062 35.2 J O Combs Unified School District (4445) 10 4,401 18.2 $9,719 34.9 Madison Elementary District (4270) 8 5,844 19.8 $10,428 34.9 Cave Creek Unified District (4244) 8 4,499 15.8 $9,626 34.9
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about Arizona's districts Which Arizona school districts have the most resources? Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167), whose 3 schools average 49 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Arizona's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in Arizona? 651 districts and other agencies ran at least one Arizona public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).