School district · Arizona

Glendale Union High School District (4285)

Glendale Union High School District (4285) in Arizona: 11 public schools with 16,040 students and 22.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,450 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
16,040
Students per teacher
22.2
AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,450
AZ $12.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
724
Counselors (FTE)
41.2
Students per counselor
389
AZ 467 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.0
Librarians (FTE): 9.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.9K15
$7.9K16
$8.3K17
$8.8K18
$9.0K19
$9.3K20
$9.2K21
$10.2K22
$11.1K23
$11.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $41.6M
State
54% · $135.7M
Local
29% · $74M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,450
Support services
$4,561
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$33.8M
Long-term debt
$164M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 11
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–122,15222.9
9–121,13221.7
9–121,73421.4
9–1246813.4
9–12285—
9–121,31821.1
9–121,90722.1
9–121,47120.1
9–122,32223.7
9–121,59223.9
9–121,65922.1

Sources

Address
7650 N 43RD Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301
Phone
(623)435-6000
Website