Most Arizona school districts are spending a greater percentage of their funding in the classroom, according to a report released by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office.
The money spent on instruction has crept up for the third consecutive year to 54.7 percent.
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Only a handful of districts show a decrease in classroom spending and of those districts, the decrease is minimal. How did your district do?
Arizona School District Spending – Fiscal Year 2019 | ||||
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District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
State of Arizona | 53.5% | 53.8% | 54.0% | 54.7% |
Agua Fria Union High School District | 53.0% | 52.5% | 53.5% | 55.6% |
Aguila Elementary School District | 54.8% | 58.0% | 58.3% | 61.9% |
Ajo Unified School District | 50.7% | 53.8% | 52.9% | 51.8% |
Alhambra Elementary School District | 54.2% | 56.4% | 52.7% | 56.1% |
Alpine Elementary School District | 63.0% | 59.7% | 58.3% | 57.1% |
Altar Valley Elementary School District | 44.4% | 45.7% | 45.8% | 44.0% |
Amphitheater Unified School District | 52.8% | 53.1% | 53.7% | 54.2% |
Antelope Union High School District | 53.5% | 51.1% | 48.6% | 46.8% |
Apache Elementary School District | 49.4% | 54.9% | 39.7% | 42.8% |
Apache Junction Unified School District | 54.4% | 54.1% | 53.0% | 50.5% |
Arlington Elementary School District | 53.3% | 54.1% | 54.2% | 53.4% |
Ash Creek Elementary School District | 33.5% | 33.9% | 36.1% | 41.6% |
Ash Fork Joint Unified School District | 49.0% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 51.2% |
Avondale Elementary School District | 53.1% | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.6% |
Baboquivari Unified School District | 43.2% | 42.7% | 40.9% | 42.8% |
Bagdad Unified School District | 55.4% | 56.5% | 55.0% | 59.5% |
Balsz Elementary School District | 48.1% | 49.1% | 48.0% | 50.5% |
Beaver Creek Elementary School District | 49.8% | 49.4% | 49.9% | 52.4% |
Benson Unified School District | 51.3% | 50.8% | 53.0% | 53.5% |
Bicentennial Union High School District | 47.7% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 51.5% |
Bisbee Unified School District | 49.6% | 50.5% | 51.0% | 50.0% |
Blue Elementary School District | 76.9% | 78.7% | 78.1% | 71.1% |
Blue Ridge Unified School District | 53.1% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 53.1% |
Bonita Elementary School District | 62.2% | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.2% |
Bouse Elementary School District | 40.6% | 34.9% | 44.7% | 40.1% |
Bowie Unified School District | 46.8% | 45.4% | 36.4% | 41.4% |
Buckeye Elementary School District | 53.0% | 51.4% | 50.0% | 50.6% |
Buckeye Union High School District | 52.9% | 54.2% | 54.6% | 55.6% |
Bullhead City Elementary School District | 55.6% | 54.8% | 56.3% | 54.2% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Camp Verde Unified School District | 56.3% | 56.7% | 56.6% | 55.9% |
Cañon Elementary School District | 51.2% | 53.4% | 50.9% | 54.1% |
Cartwright Elementary School District | 57.3% | 55.9% | 55.2% | 53.3% |
Casa Grande Elementary School District | 49.6% | 49.5% | 51.1% | 49.5% |
Casa Grande Union High School District | 47.5% | 47.4% | 46.5% | 48.0% |
Catalina Foothills Unified School District | 53.5% | 53.9% | 54.8% | 55.5% |
Cave Creek Unified School District | 52.8% | 53.7% | 53.3% | 55.6% |
Cedar Unified School District | 37.1% | 38.7% | 35.4% | 35.4% |
Chandler Unified School District | 61.0% | 60.6% | 61.6% | 60.9% |
Chinle Unified School District | 49.9% | 48.5% | 48.0% | 49.3% |
Chino Valley Unified School District | 49.5% | 51.5% | 49.6% | 51.4% |
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School District | 57.9% | 57.7% | 59.9% | 59.7% |
Cochise Elementary School District | 56.9% | 60.2% | 59.5% | 60.0% |
Colorado City Unified School District | 54.1% | 54.4% | 54.1% | 55.3% |
Colorado River Union High School District | 52.9% | 50.8% | 52.3% | 52.3% |
Concho Elementary School District | 42.1% | 42.7% | 44.6% | 45.3% |
Congress Elementary School District | 54.8% | 50.9% | 55.0% | 53.8% |
Continental Elementary School District | 54.7% | 55.3% | 54.5% | 54.7% |
Coolidge Unified School District | 48.3% | 47.3% | 49.0% | 49.5% |
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary School District | 53.0% | 53.5% | 52.4% | 58.1% |
Crane Elementary School District | 51.2% | 48.8% | 51.8% | 51.9% |
Creighton Elementary School District | 48.3% | 47.5% | 46.6% | 47.7% |
Crown King Elementary School District | 50.6% | 59.4% | 59.9% | 60.5% |
Deer Valley Unified School District | 58.5% | 60.0% | 59.8% | 59.5% |
Double Adobe Elementary School District | 61.7% | 64.2% | 62.9% | 58.7% |
Douglas Unified School District | 50.5% | 49.8% | 51.1% | 52.8% |
Duncan Unified School District | 48.4% | 47.0% | 45.5% | 45.4% |
Dysart Unified School District | 55.8% | 56.2% | 56.1% | 57.2% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Elfrida Elementary School District | 53.3% | 52.0% | 48.8% | 50.4% |
Eloy Elementary School District | 47.3% | 46.9% | 45.1% | 44.4% |
Flagstaff Unified School District | 52.5% | 51.9% | 53.0% | 52.2% |
Florence Unified School District | 53.4% | 51.9% | 53.4% | 52.4% |
Flowing Wells Unified School District | 53.7% | 53.8% | 54.5% | 55.8% |
Fountain Hills Unified School District | 50.0% | 51.1% | 50.4% | 50.0% |
Fowler Elementary School District | 54.8% | 54.4% | 52.9% | 55.1% |
Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District | 55.9% | 50.1% | 51.7% | 50.3% |
Ft. Thomas Unified School District | 46.6% | 49.6% | 51.8% | 52.3% |
Gadsden Elementary School District | 47.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 49.2% |
Ganado Unified School District | 42.6% | 45.3% | 42.3% | 45.4% |
Gila Bend Unified School District | 44.9% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 47.8% |
Gilbert Unified School District | 60.7% | 60.1% | 61.1% | 61.2% |
Glendale Elementary School District | 52.1% | 52.5% | 49.3% | 50.8% |
Glendale Union High School District | 56.1% | 57.3% | 57.8% | 57.2% |
Globe Unified School District | 49.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 51.7% |
Grand Canyon Unified School District | 43.6% | 41.2% | 38.4% | 38.8% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Hackberry Elementary School District | 43.1% | 43.7% | 42.5% | 34.2% |
Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District | 43.5% | 47.2% | 46.5% | 46.3% |
Heber-Overgaard Unified School District | 51.3% | 51.3% | 50.7% | 51.6% |
Higley Unified School District | 57.7% | 59.8% | 57.8% | 59.8% |
Hillside Elementary School District | 60.4% | 67.8% | 65.8% | 62.7% |
Holbrook Unified School District | 54.7% | 53.8% | 54.0% | 54.7% |
Humboldt Unified School District | 55.7% | 54.7% | 56.1% | 57.1% |
Hyder Elementary School District | 47.6% | 45.4% | 52.1% | 53.3% |
Isaac Elementary School District | 51.5% | 51.8% | 51.7% | 51.1% |
J.O. Combs Unified School District | 50.8% | 49.2% | 50.4% | 51.4% |
Joseph City Unified School District | 44.3% | 45.8% | 44.6% | 45.7% |
Kayenta Unified School District | 41.1% | 37.3% | 40.6% | 42.6% |
Kingman Unified School District | 49.5% | 50.6% | 52.1% | 53.1% |
Kirkland Elementary School District | 51.2% | 53.1% | 54.0% | 46.5% |
Kyrene Elementary School District | 59.2% | 60.4% | 62.3% | 61.9% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Lake Havasu Unified School District | 53.8% | 56.1% | 56.5% | 56.4% |
Laveen Elementary School District | 51.8% | 54.0% | 51.7% | 53.3% |
Liberty Elementary School District | 56.7% | 57.1% | 56.8% | 59.0% |
Litchfield Elementary School District | 58.6% | 58.5% | 57.2% | 58.9% |
Littlefield Unified School District | 52.8% | 49.6% | 53.3% | 53.2% |
Littleton Elementary School District | 52.5% | 52.0% | 52.5% | 53.5% |
Madison Elementary School District | 51.9% | 51.3% | 53.2% | 52.7% |
Maine Consolidated School District | 53.0% | 53.7% | 53.3% | 54.2% |
Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District | 50.7% | 50.8% | 52.1% | 52.4% |
Marana Unified School District | 53.9% | 54.1% | 53.3% | 54.6% |
Maricopa Unified School District | 49.1% | 51.5% | 53.5% | 53.8% |
Mayer Unified School District | 48.4% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 51.4% |
McNary Elementary School District | 55.7% | 55.8% | 55.5% | 53.9% |
McNeal Elementary School District | 44.2% | 45.4% | 44.4% | 35.1% |
Mesa Unified School District | 56.7% | 55.2% | 55.4% | 56.2% |
Miami Unified School District | 55.3% | 54.5% | 53.0% | 51.5% |
Mingus Union High School District | 58.6% | 58.3% | 56.8% | 60.1% |
Mobile Elementary School District | 32.9% | 37.2% | 38.3% | 38.6% |
Mohave Valley Elementary School District | 48.8% | 47.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% |
Mohawk Valley Elementary School District | 45.6% | 48.2% | 46.6% | 48.6% |
Morenci Unified School District | 60.2% | 59.0% | 60.4% | 61.4% |
Morristown Elementary School District | 53.1% | 52.1% | 53.5% | 48.7% |
Murphy Elementary School District | 47.2% | 45.4% | 48.4% | 53.3% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Naco Elementary School District | 59.4% | 59.2% | 55.4% | 57.0% |
Nadaburg Unified School District | 46.2% | 47.2% | 47.1% | 51.9% |
Nogales Unified School District | 51.5% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 52.8% |
Oracle Elementary School District | 53.4% | 51.8% | 50.7% | 52.2% |
Osborn Elementary School District | 50.7% | 52.6% | 53.0% | 54.2% |
Owens-Whitney Elementary School District | 43.7% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 54.1% |
Page Unified School District | 49.2% | 44.8% | 47.3% | 47.1% |
Palo Verde Elementary School District | 53.9% | 54.6% | 55.8% | 57.4% |
Paloma Elementary School District | 48.9% | 51.9% | 51.2% | 49.7% |
Palominas Elementary School District | 53.9% | 52.1% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
Paradise Valley Unified School District | 56.4% | 57.0% | 58.5% | 58.6% |
Parker Unified School District | 50.8% | 51.1% | 52.4% | 52.5% |
Patagonia Elementary School District | 46.6% | 48.5% | 49.9% | 48.0% |
Patagonia Union High School District | 46.6% | 48.5% | 49.9% | 48.0% |
Payson Unified School District | 52.2% | 52.2% | 49.7% | 50.5% |
Peach Springs Unified School District | 37.8% | 33.5% | 42.0% | 40.9% |
Pearce Elementary School District | 56.9% | 55.9% | 52.3% | 50.2% |
Pendergast Elementary School District | 51.4% | 53.6% | 53.4% | 54.1% |
Peoria Unified School District | 56.2% | 56.9% | 56.8% | 57.5% |
Phoenix Elementary School District | 49.5% | 49.8% | 51.3% | 53.1% |
Phoenix Union High School District | 54.0% | 53.6% | 53.3% | 54.3% |
Picacho Elementary School District | 53.5% | 49.1% | 49.8% | 47.1% |
Pima Unified School District | 59.4% | 62.3% | 64.1% | 67.9% |
Pine Strawberry Elementary School District | 53.0% | 54.5% | 53.0% | 50.7% |
Piñon Unified School District | 39.2% | 40.0% | 38.0% | 38.6% |
Pomerene Elementary School District | 49.0% | 47.8% | 50.2% | 50.6% |
Prescott Unified School District | 51.3% | 50.2% | 51.4% | 53.1% |
Quartzsite Elementary School District | 42.4% | 43.9% | 40.5% | 44.2% |
Queen Creek Unified School District | 51.0% | 55.1% | 54.7% | 55.5% |
Ray Unified School District | 54.2% | 54.3% | 53.9% | 53.4% |
Red Mesa Unified School District | 36.8% | 38.1% | 34.6% | 33.9% |
Red Rock Elementary School District | 58.2% | 56.2% | 64.4% | 61.7% |
Riverside Elementary School District | 44.4% | 46.4% | 46.0% | 45.7% |
Roosevelt Elementary School District | 47.3% | 48.7% | 49.6% | 50.7% |
Round Valley Unified School District | 51.1% | 50.7% | 51.2% | 51.9% |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019xx |
Sacaton Elementary School District | 46.3% | 46.6% | 51.3% | 52.3% |
Saddle Mountain Unified School District | 49.3% | 49.7% | 53.5% | 56.5% |
Safford Unified School District | 63.3% | 64.5% | 65.0% | 63.0% |
Sahuarita Unified School District | 54.4% | 55.5% | 55.9% | 56.6% |
Salome Consolidated Elementary School District | 41.8% | 43.5% | 44.0% | 41.6% |
San Carlos Unified School District | 44.1% | 45.2% | 43.3% | 42.0% |
San Fernando Elementary School District | 44.0% | 51.5% | 54.9% | 49.1% |
San Simon Unified School District | 47.1% | 50.8% | 50.2% | 51.3% |
Sanders Unified School District | 41.5% | 42.7% | 39.6% | 42.7% |
Santa Cruz Elementary School District | 49.1% | 49.7% | 50.0% | 51.6% |
Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District | 50.5% | 50.2% | 51.5% | 51.4% |
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District | 41.7% | 43.7% | 41.6% | 43.0% |
Scottsdale Unified School District | 53.6% | 53.6% | 54.4% | 56.0% |
Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified School District | 51.7% | 51.0% | 52.3% | 49.5% |
Seligman Unified School District | 46.7% | 46.8% | 46.6% | 48.8% |
Sentinel Elementary School District | 50.8% | 50.4% | 48.7% | 48.5% |
Show Low Unified School District | 56.9% | 58.5% | 58.7% | 58.0% |
Sierra Vista Unified School District | 53.9% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 54.0% |
Skull Valley Elementary School District | 46.4% | 42.7% | 47.9% | 48.6% |
Snowflake Unified School District | 55.8% | 57.1% | 56.8% | 58.4% |
Solomon Elementary School District | 45.6% | 50.0% | 49.3% | 48.6% |
Somerton Elementary School District | 49.1% | 50.0% | 49.5% | 52.9% |
Sonoita Elementary School District | 56.0% | 61.2% | 59.5% | 59.3% |
St. David Unified School District | 52.6% | 52.4% | 53.7% | 47.8% |
St. Johns Unified School District | 48.3% | 49.6% | 50.0% | 50.8% |
Stanfield Elementary School District | 46.4% | 43.9% | 44.8% | 48.3% |
Sunnyside Unified School District | 48.5% | 49.5% | 51.0% | 52.5% |
Superior Unified School District | 49.5% | 48.4% | 50.2% | 49.0%xx |
District name | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Tanque Verde Unified School District | 58.5% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 57.5% |
Tempe Elementary School District | 52.5% | 52.1% | 52.4% | 53.5% |
Tempe Union High School District | 54.1% | 54.0% | 53.4% | 53.6% |
Thatcher Unified School District | 61.6% | 61.1% | 60.6% | 61.1% |
Tolleson Elementary School District | 52.3% | 52.9% | 51.9% | 52.2% |
Tolleson Union High School District | 55.3% | 53.3% | 52.9% | 54.4% |
Toltec Elementary School District | 45.2% | 53.7% | 51.9% | 51.7% |
Tombstone Unified School District | 47.5% | 44.9% | 46.5% | 49.6% |
Tonto Basin Elementary School District | 47.7% | 43.2% | 45.5% | 50.5% |
Topock Elementary School District | 46.5% | 46.1% | 49.5% | 48.7% |
Tuba City Unified School District | 41.2% | 42.2% | 43.7% | 46.9% |
Tucson Unified School District | 48.8% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 52.1% |
Union Elementary School District | 51.0% | 53.0% | 52.5% | 51.7% |
Vail Unified School District | 51.4% | 51.4% | 52.6% | 52.4% |
Valentine Elementary School District | 55.4% | 57.3% | 54.3% | 60.6% |
Valley Union High School District | 52.8% | 53.5% | 55.5% | 51.2% |
Vernon Elementary School District | 43.1% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 48.5% |
Washington Elementary School District | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.8% | 55.6% |
Wellton Elementary School District | 54.8% | 51.1% | 47.5% | 49.3% |
Wenden Elementary School District | 45.4% | 40.2% | 43.3% | 44.3% |
Whiteriver Unified School District | 47.5% | 49.0% | 47.8% | 48.2% |
Wickenburg Unified School District | 47.9% | 47.0% | 48.5% | 48.8% |
Willcox Unified School District | 57.2% | 56.8% | 56.0% | 56.8% |
Williams Unified School District | 52.3% | 53.0% | 54.7% | 55.2% |
Wilson Elementary School District | 56.4% | 56.8% | 56.2% | 55.3% |
Window Rock Unified School District | 44.7% | 48.9% | 48.1% | 48.3% |
Winslow Unified School District | 50.0% | 49.6% | 50.8% | 51.0% |
Yarnell Elementary School District | 50.3% | 52.5% | 51.3% | 48.5% |
Young Elementary School District | 53.1% | 52.7% | 51.1% | 54.2% |
Yucca Elementary School District | 45.0% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 57.8% |
Yuma Elementary School District | 48.8% | 48.7% | 49.3% | 50.1% |
Yuma Union High School District | 46.1% | 47.1% | 48.8% | 48.6% |