Highest Spending Districts in Arizona

Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.

$49,877
Top Spender
Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. (91958)
$20,807
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
# District Per-Pupil $
1. Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. (91958) PHOENIX $49,877
2. Heritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519) Queen Creek $46,843
3. Highland Prep (92982) SURPRISE $46,315
4. Legacy Traditional School - Mesa (1001397) CHANDLER $44,137
5. Pima County Accommodation School District (4401) TUCSON $30,424
6. Pinon Unified District (4390) Pinon $30,020
7. Synergy Public School Inc. (92981) PHOENIX $28,237
8. Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) Sells $27,662
9. The Grande Innovation Academy (92978) CASA GRANDE $27,049
10. Colorado City Unified District (4370) Colorado City $23,512
11. Sanders Unified District (4156) Sanders $22,702
12. Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) Kayenta $22,278
13. San Carlos Unified District (4210) San Carlos $21,249
14. Chinle Unified District (4158) Chinle $21,036
15. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) Tuba City $20,450
16. Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) FORT HUACHUCA $20,343
17. Fort Thomas Unified District (4221) Fort Thomas $19,925
18. Whiteriver Unified District (4394) Whiteriver $19,556
19. Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) TUCSON $18,731
20. Window Rock Unified District (4154) Fort Defiance $18,707
21. Ganado Unified School District (4157) Ganado $17,726
22. Riverside Elementary District (4257) Phoenix $17,698
23. Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) TUCSON $17,497
24. Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) PHOENIX $17,489
25. Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) TONOPAH $17,383
26. Queen Creek Unified District (4245) QUEEN CREEK $17,300
27. Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) AVONDALE $16,855
28. Phoenix Elementary District (4256) PHOENIX $16,830
29. Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Charter School (6446) MESA $16,536
30. Continental Elementary District (4416) GREEN VALLEY $16,518
31. Holbrook Unified District (4389) Holbrook $16,474
32. Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) HEBER $16,420
33. Bisbee Unified District (4169) BISBEE $16,419
34. Cartwright Elementary District (4282) PHOENIX $16,285
35. Bagdad Unified District (4468) Bagdad $16,065
36. Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) RIO RICO $16,049
37. Tolleson Union High School District (4288) TOLLESON $15,934
38. Noah Webster Schools - Mesa (10760) MESA $15,669
39. Maricopa Unified School District (4441) MARICOPA $15,521
40. Flagstaff Unified District (4192) FLAGSTAFF $15,401
41. Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) COOLIDGE $15,360
42. Murphy Elementary District (4265) PHOENIX $15,228
43. Mayer Unified School District (4473) MAYER $15,104
44. Isaac Elementary District (4259) PHOENIX $15,054
45. Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) HEREFORD $15,026
46. Tombstone Unified District (4168) Tombstone $14,785
47. Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467) SEDONA $14,736
48. Balsz Elementary District (4268) PHOENIX $14,734
49. Wilson Elementary District (4261) PHOENIX $14,678
50. Phoenix Union High School District (4286) PHOENIX $14,520

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.