School Districts

Arizona has a comparatively high percentage of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In fiscal year 2005, about 52 percent of Arizona’s students were reported as eligible...

At $603 per pupil, Amphitheater Unified’s fiscal year 2004 administrative costs were 20 percent higher than the comparable districts’ average of $503. Higher staffing levels and significant payments for its...

The District’s per-pupil administrative costs were 61 percent higher than those of other districts with a similar number of students. These higher costs were most evident in salaries and benefits...

At $1,149 per pupil, San Carlos Unified’s fiscal year 2004 per-pupil administrative costs were 60 percent higher than the comparison districts’ $717 average. Higher salary costs due to a greater...

Yuma Elementary’s fiscal year 2004 classroom dollar percentage of 56 was 2.6 percent less than the state average of 58.6 percent. The District spent 10.5 percent of its current dollars...

Based on our analysis of fiscal year 2004 data, Arizona school districts spent 58.6 percent of their dollars in the classroom, the same as in fiscal year 2003.  However, the...