School district · Arizona
Phoenix Union High School District (4286)
Phoenix Union High School District (4286) in Arizona: 21 public schools with 25,800 students and 19.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,239 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 25,800
- Students per teacher
- 19.1
- AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,239
- 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)
- 1,350
- Counselors (FTE)
- 92.5
- Students per counselor
- 279
- AZ 467 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 13.0
- Librarians (FTE): 15.0
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.
$9.9K15
$10.3K16
$10.7K17
$10.8K18
$11.4K19
$11.2K20
$11.9K21
$12.0K22
$13.3K23
$14.2K24
- Federal
- 23% · $137.3M
- State
- 28% · $168M
- Local
- 49% · $297.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,785
- Support services
- $6,850
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $72.7M
- Long-term debt
- $280.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
High schools: 21
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Alhambra High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,169 | 19.9 |
Betty Fairfax High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,014 | 22.3 |
Bostrom Alternative CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 302 | 17.8 |
Camelback High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,106 | 17.8 |
Carl Hayden High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,079 | 20.8 |
Central High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,733 | 17.2 |
Cesar Chavez High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,598 | 20.2 |
Desiderata ProgramSpecial education | 9–12 | 67 | 7.4 |
Franklin Police and Fire High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 313 | 14.9 |
Linda Abril Educational AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 10–12 | 246 | 17.6 |
Maryvale High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,532 | 19.9 |
Metro Tech High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,781 | 18.7 |
North High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,837 | 18.8 |
| 9–12 | 85 | 42.5 | |
Phoenix Coding AcademyFree meals for all | 9–12 | 224 | 13.8 |
Phoenix Digital AcademyFully virtual | 9–12 | 70 | 2.5 |
| 9–12 | 0 | — | |
Phoenix Union Bioscience High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 390 | 17.7 |
Phoenix Union-Wilson College PreparatoryFree meals for all | 9–12 | 197 | 14.7 |
South Mountain High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,207 | 20.7 |
Trevor Browne High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,850 | 21.2 |
Sources
- Address
- 4502 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
- Phone
- (602)764-0860
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).