School district · Arizona

Tucson Unified District (4403)

Tucson Unified District (4403) in Arizona: 90 public schools with 40,316 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,666 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 90
Students: 40,316
Students per teacher: 14.8; AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,666; 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): 2,715
Counselors (FTE): 132
Students per counselor: 306; AZ 467 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 42.5; Librarians (FTE): 14.6

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%

27%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Arizona

Median 48% · 301 school districts compared

16,636 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arizona: 34%

21%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Arizona

Median 41% · 265 school districts compared

16,848 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

$7.8K15

$8.1K16

$8.7K17

$9.2K18

$9.4K19

$9.4K20

$9.9K21

$11.3K22

$13.4K23

$13.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 22% · $138.4M
State: 43% · $268.9M
Local: 35% · $216.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,686
Support services: $6,335
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $38.4M
Long-term debt: $88.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 62Middle schools: 12High schools: 13Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Wings on Words Preschool	Pre-K	0	—	—	—	Tucson
Anna Henry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	275	12.8	37%	35%	Tucson
Annie Kellond Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	366	12.8	38%	41%	Tucson
Blenman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	317	15.9	—	29%	Tucson
Bloom ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	336	10.4	27%	33%	Tucson
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	402	14.9	38%	39%	Tucson
Booth Magnet Elementary School	K–5	0	—	—	—	Tucson
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	299	12.2	27%	—	Tucson
Borman K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	459	15.5	50%	43%	Tucson
Borton Primary Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	268	8.8	33%	38%	Tucson
C E Rose Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	766	18.4	28%	18%	Tucson
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	305	15.9	63%	73%	Tucson
Cavett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	227	12.0	33%	40%	Tucson
Collier Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	132	11.7	—	—	Tucson
Cragin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	222	10.6	—	—	Tucson
Davidson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	270	10.1	—	—	Tucson
Davis Bilingual Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	14.8	44%	40%	Tucson
Dietz K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	364	13.3	—	—	Tucson
Drachman Primary Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	335	13.2	40%	35%	Tucson
Dunham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	142	12.0	54%	—	Tucson
Ford ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	182	10.5	42%	—	Tucson
Frances J Warren Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	208	15.2	54%	34%	Tucson
Fruchthendler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	327	14.8	63%	67%	Tucson
Gale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	332	13.6	45%	41%	Tucson
Harold Steele Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	245	11.4	—	—	Tucson
Harriet Johnson Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	268	15.8	—	—	Tucson
Henry Hank OyamaFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	343	16.6	36%	39%	Tucson
Holladay Intermediate Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	186	10.8	—	—	Tucson
Hollinger K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	542	15.6	22%	26%	Tucson
Howell Peter ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	237	10.5	—	29%	Tucson
Hudlow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	146	9.1	—	—	Tucson
Irene Erickson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	344	14.7	19%	35%	Tucson
John B Wright Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	13.1	27%	28%	Tucson
John E White Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	607	17.0	26%	29%	Tucson
Laura N. Banks ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	345	17.6	31%	31%	Tucson
Lineweaver Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	525	15.8	44%	42%	Tucson
Lynn UrquidesFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	419	12.5	28%	28%	Tucson
Maldonado Amelia Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	243	12.8	—	—	Tucson
Manzo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	324	15.2	—	—	Tucson
Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	272	10.5	36%	39%	Tucson
McCorkle PK-8Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,048	19.2	19%	15%	Tucson
Miles-Exploratory Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	285	9.4	55%	59%	Tucson
Miller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	489	17.6	23%	25%	Tucson
Mission View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	232	10.1	—	—	Tucson
Morgan Maxwell SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	354	13.6	42%	53%	Tucson
Myers-Ganoung Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	287	10.6	—	—	Tucson
Ochoa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	187	13.4	50%	63%	Tucson
Pueblo Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	353	13.1	—	—	Tucson
Raul Grijalva Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	472	17.0	19%	23%	Tucson
Roberts NaylorFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	612	13.6	22%	29%	Tucson
Robins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	437	16.2	33%	38%	Tucson
Robison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	247	12.5	—	—	Tucson
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	563	13.9	28%	24%	Tucson
Safford K-8 SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	318	12.4	23%	—	Tucson
Sam Hughes ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	365	17.8	64%	61%	Tucson
Soleng Tom Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	306	15.2	43%	37%	Tucson
Tolson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	339	17.0	33%	43%	Tucson
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	244	12.6	—	—	Tucson
Van Buskirk Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	287	11.7	29%	33%	Tucson
Vesey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	673	20.1	22%	21%	Tucson
W Arthur Sewel Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	200	13.2	49%	58%	Tucson
W V Whitmore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	362	17.1	31%	31%	Tucson
Wheeler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	391	13.4	28%	35%	Tucson
Alice Vail Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	573	14.5	37%	22%	Tucson
Anna Lawrence Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all	3–8	215	10.9	—	—	Tucson
Doolen Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	490	12.3	28%	13%	Tucson
Gridley Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	501	14.6	34%	21%	Tucson
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	427	15.4	46%	32%	Tucson
Magee Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	283	10.6	25%	13%	Tucson
Mansfeld Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	794	16.7	31%	21%	Tucson
Pistor Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	579	13.2	12%	7.2%	Tucson
Secrist Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	248	12.5	30%	—	Tucson
Utterback Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	270	12.3	17%	12%	Tucson
Valencia Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	520	14.4	22%	12%	Tucson
Wakefield Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	295	13.9	54%	32%	Tucson
Catalina High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	580	10.0	—	—	Tucson
Cholla High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,575	17.4	—	—	Tucson
Innovation Tech High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	333	21.6	—	—	Tucson
Palo Verde High Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	767	12.8	—	—	Tucson
Project More High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	61	7.6	—	—	Tucson
Pueblo High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,821	18.5	—	—	Tucson
Rincon High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,109	16.9	—	—	Tucson
Sabino High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	816	20.1	—	—	Tucson
Sahuaro High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	1,250	19.3	—	—	Tucson
Santa Rita High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	330	14.9	—	—	Tucson
Teenage Parent Program - TAPPAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	22	2.5	—	—	Tucson
Tucson Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	2,938	17.8	—	—	Tucson
University High SchoolFree meals for all	8–12	982	23.2	—	—	Tucson
Mary Meredith K-12 SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	17	2.1	—	—	Tucson
Tucson Unified Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual	K–12	1,184	18.6	19%	15%	Tucson

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.

Sources

Address: 1010 E 10TH St, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520)225-6060

Website

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).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.