Glendale Elementary District (4271)
A public school district in Glendale, Arizona, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,580
- Students enrolled
- 425.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,045.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,795
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,580 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,071st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 33rd of 659 in Arizona. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,795 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
Glendale Elementary District (4271) spent $10,795 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,580 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,795 | $99.7 million | 9,236 |
| FY2022 | $9,522 | $92.6 million | 9,722 |
| FY2021 | $9,664 | $99.6 million | 10,304 |
| FY2020 | $8,488 | $97.0 million | 11,427 |
| FY2019 | $8,132 | $96.4 million | 11,860 |
| FY2018 | $7,540 | $92.6 million | 12,276 |
| FY2017 | $7,263 | $94.4 million | 13,002 |
| FY2016 | $6,890 | $93.1 million | 13,508 |
| FY2015 | $6,632 | $90.3 million | 13,616 |
| FY2014 | $6,427 | $88.7 million | 13,797 |
| FY2013 | $6,039 | $81.5 million | 13,496 |
| FY2012 | $6,598 | $87.1 million | 13,205 |
| FY2011 | $6,604 | $84.5 million | 12,790 |
| FY2010 | $6,829 | $89.9 million | 13,168 |
| FY2009 | $6,905 | $95.0 million | 13,751 |
| FY2008 | $6,791 | $96.8 million | 14,247 |
| FY2007 | $6,407 | $91.2 million | 14,237 |
| FY2006 | $6,268 | $84.9 million | 13,539 |
| FY2005 | $5,580 | $73.9 million | 13,235 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.1 million | 18.6% |
| State | $71.4 million | 63.0% |
| Local | $20.9 million | 18.4% |
| Total | $113.4 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
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bicentennial South School | 729 |
| Challenger Middle School | 839 |
| Desert Garden Elementary School | 205 |
| Desert Spirit | 682 |
| Discovery School | 601 |
| Don Mensendick School | 558 |
| Glendale American School | 678 |
| Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning | 25 |
| Glendale Landmark School | 651 |
| Glenn F Burton School | 550 |
| Harold W Smith School | 719 |
| Horizon School | 856 |
| Sunset Vista | 676 |
| William C Jack School | 811 |
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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0403420
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