School district · Arizona

Scottsdale Unified District (4240)

Scottsdale Unified District (4240) in Arizona: 30 public schools with 20,682 students and 16.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,111 per student in FY2024.

Schools
30
Students
20,682
Students per teacher
16.3
AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,111
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)
1,271
Counselors (FTE)
36.1
Students per counselor
572
AZ 467 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
42.2
Librarians (FTE): 13.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arizona: 40%

61%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Arizona

Median 48% · 301 school districts compared

8,567 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arizona: 34%

58%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Arizona

Median 41% · 265 school districts compared

8,596 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$7.4K15
$7.6K16
$7.7K17
$8.1K18
$8.6K19
$9.1K20
$9.4K21
$9.8K22
$11.2K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.8% · $29.1M
State
24% · $77.3M
Local
68% · $222.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,458
Support services
$5,120
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$53.6M
Long-term debt
$265.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 19Middle schools: 5High schools: 5Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–542314.772%66%
Pre-K–569017.781%88%
Pre-K–895319.679%76%
Pre-K–561716.073%77%
Pre-K–855413.969%52%
Pre-K–545313.174%71%
Pre-K–831712.455%41%
Hohokam Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–649514.643%61%
K–567416.570%67%
Pre-K–660915.372%73%
Pre-K–536911.958%66%
Pre-K–647312.750%50%
Pre-K–633212.543%43%
Pre-K–645414.464%62%
Pre-K–642011.754%55%
Pre-K–557516.276%85%
Pre-K–558512.752%59%
Tonalea Middle SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–839310.828%18%
Yavapai Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–640712.521%21%
6–886119.670%71%
6–842315.166%64%
6–878916.955%48%
6–875313.852%36%
6–851816.262%48%
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Coronado High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1274715.7——
9–121,90520.6——
9–121,30018.5——
K–1214111.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
7575 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone
(480)484-6100
Website