2023's Most & Least Equitable School Districts in Arizona
Adam McCann, WalletHub Financial WriterSep 7, 2023
While the U.S. is one of the most educated countries in the world, it doesn’t provide the same quality elementary school or secondary school education to all students.
- In many states, more affluent school districts receive a greater amount of funding per student than poorer districts, with one estimate claiming that low-income districts are underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil.
- States that provide equitable funding to all school districts can help prevent poor students from having lower graduation rates, lower rates of pursuing higher education and smaller future incomes than their wealthy peers. The difference is dramatic: College graduates have $154 - $1,115 higher median weekly earnings than people with a high school diploma and no college experience, depending on the degree.
Note: For visual purposes, we included only the top 7 school districts by enrollment from each category. Rank 1 on the “Expenditures Ranking” means highest expenditures and Rank 1 on “Income Ranking” means lowest income.
*1=Most Equitable
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in Arizona
| Rank* | School District | Score | Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools per Pupil | Income by School District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paloma School District (4255) | 0.44 | $17,973 | $42,679 |
| 2 | Wickenburg Unified District (4236) | 0.57 | $10,004 | $73,696 |
| 3 | Fort Thomas Unified District (4221) | 1.17 | $17,448 | $44,315 |
| 4 | Maricopa Unified School District (4441) | 1.35 | $8,165 | $81,953 |
| 5 | Marana Unified District (4404) | 1.59 | $8,970 | $78,949 |
| 6 | Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) | 2.04 | $9,493 | $74,857 |
| 7 | Antelope Union High School District (4506) | 2.19 | $16,000 | $51,862 |
| 8 | Madison Elementary District (4270) | 2.45 | $8,519 | $78,426 |
| 9 | Littleton Elementary District (4278) | 2.73 | $8,481 | $78,412 |
| 10 | Red Rock Elementary District (4447) | 2.78 | $9,497 | $74,421 |
| 11 | Concho Elementary District (4160) | 3.06 | $18,733 | $41,691 |
| 12 | Valley Union High School District (4190) | 3.08 | $17,333 | $43,684 |
| 13 | Pomerene Elementary District (4188) | 3.45 | $12,148 | $67,604 |
| 14 | Union Elementary District (4277) | 3.78 | $9,082 | $79,750 |
| 15 | Dysart Unified District (4243) | 3.95 | $9,086 | $75,364 |
| 16 | San Simon Unified District (4172) | 4.08 | $18,221 | $44,265 |
| 17 | Laveen Elementary District (4276) | 4.16 | $8,725 | $81,359 |
| 18 | Sahuarita Unified District (4411) | 4.82 | $9,117 | $80,200 |
| 19 | Colorado City Unified District (4370) | 4.88 | $13,791 | $56,486 |
| 20 | Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454) | 4.98 | $13,670 | $62,527 |
| 21 | Palo Verde Elementary District (4275) | 5.51 | $11,837 | $63,750 |
| 22 | Joseph City Unified District (4388) | 5.74 | $12,671 | $66,855 |
| 23 | Hyder Elementary District (4502) | 5.77 | $20,054 | $38,068 |
| 24 | St Johns Unified District (4153) | 6.41 | $11,443 | $64,781 |
| 25 | Kirkland Elementary District (4480) | 6.53 | $18,247 | $45,547 |
| 26 | Solomon Elementary District (4222) | 6.56 | $14,000 | $54,716 |
| 27 | Buckeye Union High School District (4284) | 6.85 | $9,243 | $80,857 |
| 28 | Tempe Union High School District (4287) | 7.14 | $9,009 | $73,862 |
| 29 | J O Combs Unified School District (4445) | 7.32 | $8,715 | $83,180 |
| 30 | Peoria Unified School District (4237) | 7.39 | $8,809 | $74,503 |
| 31 | Red Mesa Unified District (4159) | 9.83 | $23,196 | $28,106 |
| 32 | Pendergast Elementary District (4283) | 10.15 | $8,584 | $73,816 |
| 33 | Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514) | 10.42 | $15,606 | $46,273 |
| 34 | Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212) | 10.46 | $17,052 | $40,610 |
| 35 | Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) | 10.83 | $12,291 | $58,972 |
| 36 | Riverside Elementary District (4257) | 10.89 | $12,302 | $58,894 |
| 37 | Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) | 11.23 | $14,569 | $49,860 |
| 38 | Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | 11.55 | $9,254 | $83,467 |
| 39 | Florence Unified School District (4437) | 11.92 | $8,679 | $72,450 |
| 40 | Morenci Unified District (4230) | 12.16 | $9,360 | $69,657 |
| 41 | Liberty Elementary District (4266) | 12.25 | $7,756 | $89,709 |
| 42 | Mcneal Elementary District (4181) | 12.7 | $20,976 | $38,393 |
| 43 | Flagstaff Unified District (4192) | 12.82 | $10,264 | $65,753 |
| 44 | Morristown Elementary District (4251) | 13.11 | $18,202 | $49,444 |
| 45 | Continental Elementary District (4416) | 14.8 | $11,589 | $59,469 |
| 46 | Picacho Elementary District (4452) | 15.7 | $13,406 | $69,615 |
| 47 | Wenden Elementary District (4512) | 15.73 | $17,930 | $34,203 |
| 48 | Tolleson Union High School District (4288) | 16.53 | $8,848 | $69,183 |
| 49 | Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) | 17.5 | $9,415 | $86,202 |
| 50 | Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) | 18.08 | $18,575 | $30,362 |
| 51 | Buckeye Elementary District (4269) | 18.08 | $8,793 | $68,520 |
| 52 | Elfrida Elementary District (4185) | 18.69 | $13,719 | $48,958 |
| 53 | Sedona-Oak Creek Jusd #9 (4467) | 19.25 | $10,343 | $61,812 |
| 54 | Aguila Elementary District (4249) | 19.35 | $15,686 | $40,913 |
| 55 | Thatcher Unified District (4219) | 19.38 | $8,551 | $68,728 |
| 56 | Avondale Elementary District (4272) | 19.59 | $8,786 | $67,692 |
| 57 | Pinon Unified District (4390) | 19.76 | $19,659 | $25,179 |
| 58 | Amphitheater Unified District (4406) | 19.84 | $10,600 | $60,477 |
| 59 | Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) | 19.84 | $13,149 | $72,962 |
| 60 | Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District (4195) | 20.12 | $12,893 | $51,372 |
| 61 | Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) | 20.23 | $13,551 | $71,614 |
| 62 | Bicentennial Union High School District (4515) | 20.33 | $17,294 | $34,083 |
| 63 | Phoenix Union High School District (4286) | 21.36 | $11,768 | $55,061 |
| 64 | Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) | 21.42 | $15,281 | $41,322 |
| 65 | Gilbert Unified District (4239) | 21.75 | $8,710 | $91,355 |
| 66 | Ray Unified District (4438) | 21.95 | $10,798 | $58,513 |
| 67 | Bouse Elementary District (4513) | 22.01 | $21,220 | $42,701 |
| 68 | Mesa Unified District (4235) | 22.52 | $9,880 | $61,771 |
| 69 | Beaver Creek Elementary District (4481) | 23.2 | $14,300 | $44,142 |
| 70 | San Carlos Unified District (4210) | 23.22 | $15,887 | $37,942 |
| 71 | Round Valley Unified District (4155) | 23.76 | $9,453 | $62,738 |
| 72 | Globe Unified District (4208) | 24.17 | $9,676 | $61,635 |
| 73 | Arlington Elementary District (4274) | 24.44 | $11,139 | $83,400 |
| 74 | Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379) | 24.78 | $10,511 | $58,032 |
| 75 | Deer Valley Unified District (4246) | 25.54 | $9,100 | $91,975 |
| 76 | Mohawk Valley Elementary District (4503) | 26.05 | $14,595 | $41,384 |
| 77 | Double Adobe Elementary District (4179) | 26.99 | $23,962 | $34,821 |
| 78 | Phoenix Elementary District (4256) | 27.55 | $13,140 | $46,212 |
| 79 | Canon Elementary District (4484) | 27.65 | $16,760 | $63,287 |
| 80 | Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) | 28.04 | $8,339 | $64,665 |
| 81 | Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | 28.15 | $9,364 | $92,422 |
| 82 | Williams Unified District (4193) | 28.58 | $10,094 | $57,513 |
| 83 | Prescott Unified District (4466) | 28.79 | $8,587 | $63,270 |
| 84 | Tempe School District (4258) | 28.8 | $10,066 | $57,495 |
| 85 | Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) | 29.23 | $17,996 | $26,315 |
| 86 | Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) | 29.27 | $9,785 | $91,412 |
| 87 | Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | 29.34 | $8,716 | $95,626 |
| 88 | Osborn Elementary District (4262) | 29.58 | $10,723 | $54,491 |
| 89 | Wellton Elementary District (4504) | 29.82 | $10,262 | $56,154 |
| 90 | Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | 30.12 | $8,900 | $95,345 |
| 91 | Duncan Unified District (4228) | 30.8 | $9,936 | $56,875 |
| 92 | Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) | 30.91 | $9,193 | $59,706 |
| 93 | Mcnary Elementary District (4163) | 31.06 | $20,211 | $51,750 |
| 94 | Page Unified District (4196) | 31.12 | $11,797 | $49,432 |
| 95 | Vail Unified District (4413) | 31.23 | $8,353 | $98,108 |
| 96 | Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) | 31.46 | $8,279 | $98,524 |
| 97 | Sanders Unified District (4156) | 31.83 | $17,712 | $25,955 |
| 98 | Crane Elementary District (4501) | 32.25 | $7,703 | $64,762 |
| 99 | Window Rock Unified District (4154) | 32.3 | $14,007 | $40,143 |
| 100 | Tolleson Elementary District (4264) | 33.43 | $10,133 | $54,618 |
| 101 | Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | 34.11 | $8,310 | $99,906 |
| 102 | Sacaton Elementary District (4449) | 34.26 | $17,303 | $26,179 |
| 103 | Payson Unified District (4209) | 34.35 | $9,854 | $55,184 |
| 104 | Humboldt Unified District (4469) | 34.53 | $8,645 | $59,800 |
| 105 | Balsz Elementary District (4268) | 34.62 | $10,034 | $54,333 |
| 106 | Bagdad Unified District (4468) | 34.71 | $14,748 | $75,125 |
| 107 | Apache Junction Unified District (4443) | 34.74 | $9,127 | $57,799 |
| 108 | Pearce Elementary District (4186) | 35.25 | $12,370 | $44,861 |
| 109 | Sonoita Elementary District (4461) | 35.59 | $19,883 | $55,592 |
| 110 | Stanfield Elementary District (4451) | 35.6 | $11,447 | $48,265 |
| 111 | Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) | 35.66 | $8,559 | $59,495 |
| 112 | Washington Elementary School District (4260) | 36.36 | $9,787 | $54,309 |
| 113 | Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) | 36.94 | $9,479 | $55,182 |
| 114 | Cartwright Elementary District (4282) | 37.29 | $10,629 | $50,500 |
| 115 | Patagonia Elementary District (4460) | 38.11 | $13,850 | $37,469 |
| 116 | Creighton Elementary District (4263) | 38.71 | $9,366 | $54,627 |
| 117 | Peach Springs Unified District (4369) | 38.78 | $21,404 | $51,464 |
| 118 | Patagonia Union High School District (4462) | 38.79 | $21,988 | $49,189 |
| 119 | Tucson Unified District (4403) | 39.14 | $9,869 | $52,419 |
| 120 | Tombstone Unified District (4168) | 39.33 | $10,611 | $49,419 |
| 121 | Coolidge Unified District (4442) | 39.46 | $10,327 | $50,455 |
| 122 | Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) | 39.86 | $10,024 | $51,409 |
| 123 | Gila Bend Unified District (4238) | 39.99 | $12,691 | $40,929 |
| 124 | Whiteriver Unified District (4394) | 40.01 | $13,350 | $38,348 |
| 125 | St David Unified District (4173) | 40.79 | $9,890 | $51,403 |
| 126 | Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) | 41.77 | $12,436 | $88,135 |
| 127 | Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) | 41.83 | $9,958 | $50,552 |
| 128 | Blue Elementary District (4231) | 41.9 | $10,400 | $48,786 |
| 129 | Fowler Elementary District (4273) | 42.38 | $8,699 | $55,153 |
| 130 | Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439) | 42.53 | $11,406 | $44,510 |
| 131 | Miami Unified District (4211) | 42.58 | $12,164 | $41,523 |
| 132 | Safford Unified District (4218) | 42.73 | $8,894 | $54,192 |
| 133 | Snowflake Unified District (4391) | 43.77 | $8,000 | $57,096 |
| 134 | Parker Unified School District (4510) | 44.07 | $11,097 | $44,844 |
| 135 | Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215) | 44.69 | $27,304 | $31,786 |
| 136 | Seligman Unified District (4472) | 45.21 | $27,202 | $32,479 |
| 137 | Mayer Unified School District (4473) | 45.27 | $10,926 | $44,829 |
| 138 | Glendale Union High School District (4285) | 45.28 | $9,044 | $52,165 |
| 139 | Benson Unified School District (79226) | 45.34 | $10,134 | $47,882 |
| 140 | Higley Unified School District (4248) | 45.56 | $7,990 | $107,626 |
| 141 | Isaac Elementary District (4259) | 45.75 | $11,165 | $43,629 |
| 142 | Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) | 46.74 | $8,330 | $54,129 |
| 143 | Chinle Unified District (4158) | 47.13 | $15,932 | $24,250 |
| 144 | Somerton Elementary District (4500) | 47.77 | $8,241 | $53,892 |
| 145 | Toltec School District (4450) | 48.14 | $9,460 | $48,929 |
| 146 | Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) | 48.53 | $11,199 | $41,925 |
| 147 | Holbrook Unified District (4389) | 49.13 | $11,893 | $38,879 |
| 148 | Chino Valley Unified District (4474) | 49.22 | $9,467 | $48,292 |
| 149 | Alhambra Elementary District (4280) | 49.29 | $10,284 | $45,063 |
| 150 | Superior Unified School District (4440) | 49.61 | $12,386 | $36,681 |
| 151 | Oracle Elementary District (4444) | 49.83 | $17,716 | $72,097 |
| 152 | Yuma Union High School District (4507) | 49.9 | $8,269 | $52,579 |
| 153 | Bisbee Unified District (4169) | 50.55 | $11,308 | $40,355 |
| 154 | Skull Valley Elementary District (4478) | 50.81 | $22,697 | $53,214 |
| 155 | Glendale Elementary District (4271) | 50.82 | $9,527 | $47,150 |
| 156 | Ash Fork Joint Unified District (4471) | 50.99 | $11,888 | $37,847 |
| 157 | Bullhead City School District (4378) | 51.56 | $10,571 | $42,662 |
| 158 | Mingus Union High School District (4488) | 51.7 | $8,815 | $49,435 |
| 159 | Show Low Unified District (4393) | 51.79 | $7,848 | $53,156 |
| 160 | Yuma Elementary District (4499) | 52.18 | $8,475 | $50,488 |
| 161 | Willcox Unified District (4170) | 53.29 | $9,410 | $46,211 |
| 162 | Camp Verde Unified District (4470) | 53.5 | $9,207 | $46,886 |
| 163 | Colorado River Union High School District (4381) | 53.6 | $9,370 | $46,192 |
| 164 | Kingman Unified School District (79598) | 53.73 | $9,105 | $47,152 |
| 165 | Young Elementary District (4213) | 53.76 | $26,745 | $39,091 |
| 166 | Winslow Unified District (4387) | 53.91 | $10,321 | $42,311 |
| 167 | Pima Unified District (4220) | 54.86 | $8,735 | $47,961 |
| 168 | Ganado Unified School District (4157) | 56.58 | $14,520 | $24,419 |
| 169 | Yucca Elementary District (4377) | 58.56 | $28,125 | $36,420 |
| 170 | Naco Elementary District (4176) | 58.97 | $10,773 | $37,684 |
| 171 | Eloy Elementary District (4448) | 60.93 | $9,710 | $40,725 |
| 172 | Cochise Elementary District (4177) | 61.62 | $21,082 | $65,625 |
| 173 | Ajo Unified District (4409) | 62.01 | $10,205 | $38,181 |
| 174 | Wilson Elementary District (4261) | 62.41 | $11,074 | $34,566 |
| 175 | Alpine Elementary District (4161) | 63.34 | $21,696 | $64,205 |
| 176 | Sunnyside Unified District (4407) | 64.85 | $7,747 | $46,165 |
| 177 | Murphy Elementary District (4265) | 66.03 | $10,511 | $34,717 |
| 178 | Gadsden Elementary District (4505) | 66.25 | $8,332 | $43,093 |
| 179 | Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459) | 66.37 | $16,572 | $85,908 |
| 180 | Littlefield Unified District (4374) | 67.67 | $11,129 | $31,381 |
| 181 | Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) | 69.35 | $8,912 | $39,076 |
| 182 | Douglas Unified District (4174) | 70.62 | $8,276 | $40,839 |
| 183 | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | 72.56 | $8,477 | $120,982 |
| 184 | Congress Elementary District (4479) | 73.45 | $24,215 | $60,094 |
| 185 | Valentine Elementary District (4380) | 74.28 | $13,216 | $19,500 |
| 186 | Yarnell Elementary District (4485) | 75.16 | $27,919 | $46,607 |
| 187 | Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) | 75.4 | $8,297 | $38,057 |
| 188 | Grand Canyon Unified District (4194) | 79.38 | $18,529 | $85,625 |
| 189 | Hackberry School District (4371) | 79.79 | $28,681 | $46,250 |
| 190 | Cedar Unified District (4395) | 79.83 | $29,257 | $44,025 |
| 191 | Cave Creek Unified District (4244) | 81.12 | $9,099 | $123,397 |
| 192 | Nogales Unified District (4457) | 81.2 | $9,049 | $31,844 |
| 193 | Bonita Elementary District (4224) | 82.74 | $17,413 | $91,875 |
| 194 | Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) | 83.57 | $8,172 | $128,398 |
| 195 | Topock Elementary District (4376) | 83.75 | $9,075 | $30,304 |
| 196 | Quartzsite Elementary District (4511) | 84.04 | $9,910 | $26,884 |
| 197 | Bowie Unified District (4171) | 85.89 | $31,905 | $37,125 |
| 198 | Vernon Elementary District (4162) | 85.9 | $25,362 | $62,656 |
| 199 | Maine Consolidated School District (4199) | 87.42 | $19,475 | $86,477 |
| 200 | Pine Strawberry Elementary District (4214) | 95.59 | $30,160 | $49,413 |
| 201 | Sentinel Elementary District (4250) | 117.31 | $32,676 | $51,875 |
| 202 | Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) | 118.67 | $37,412 | $34,167 |
| 203 | Crown King Elementary District (4483) | 218.2 | $32,250 | $110,563 |
| 204 | Owens School District No.6 (4373) | 228.15 | $47,385 | $57,143 |
| 205 | Apache Elementary District (4178) | 253.62 | $56,750 | $35,000 |
| 206 | Hillside Elementary District (4482) | 1324.46 | $208,000 | $50,208 |
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