Gilbert Unified District (4239)
A public school district in Gilbert, Arizona, with 38 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 31,560
- Students enrolled
- 1,913.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,083.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,928
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 31,560 in 2024–25
- Ranks 200th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 659 in Arizona. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,928 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 8% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Gilbert Unified District (4239) spent $10,928 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,291 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,928 | $356.9 million | 32,663 |
| FY2022 | $9,253 | $307.0 million | 33,180 |
| FY2021 | $8,851 | $284.5 million | 32,138 |
| FY2020 | $8,001 | $271.7 million | 33,958 |
| FY2019 | $7,927 | $267.0 million | 33,690 |
| FY2018 | $7,458 | $251.0 million | 33,658 |
| FY2017 | $7,312 | $251.3 million | 34,371 |
| FY2016 | $6,691 | $237.6 million | 35,516 |
| FY2015 | $6,612 | $242.1 million | 36,620 |
| FY2014 | $6,550 | $247.9 million | 37,852 |
| FY2013 | $6,384 | $242.7 million | 38,007 |
| FY2012 | $7,009 | $268.5 million | 38,311 |
| FY2011 | $6,893 | $262.5 million | 38,086 |
| FY2010 | $6,912 | $268.2 million | 38,800 |
| FY2009 | $6,922 | $268.6 million | 38,796 |
| FY2008 | $6,566 | $253.1 million | 38,539 |
| FY2007 | $6,022 | $227.6 million | 37,797 |
| FY2006 | $5,694 | $214.3 million | 37,641 |
| FY2005 | $5,291 | $196.1 million | 37,070 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $37.8 million | 8.9% |
| State | $214.7 million | 50.7% |
| Local | $171.2 million | 40.4% |
| Total | $423.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
38 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0403400
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arizona — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arizona — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arizona on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved