Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
A public school district in Phoenix, Arizona, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,963
- Students enrolled
- 325.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 912.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,785
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,963 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,458th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 60th of 659 in Arizona. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,785 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 57% 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
Phoenix Elementary District (4256) spent $16,785 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,574 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 | $16,785 | $83.5 million | 4,974 |
| FY2022 | $15,390 | $79.2 million | 5,146 |
| FY2021 | $13,652 | $74.0 million | 5,423 |
| FY2020 | $12,386 | $73.4 million | 5,925 |
| FY2019 | $11,854 | $73.6 million | 6,213 |
| FY2018 | $11,530 | $72.2 million | 6,259 |
| FY2017 | $10,775 | $70.5 million | 6,542 |
| FY2016 | $10,259 | $70.2 million | 6,840 |
| FY2015 | $9,932 | $70.4 million | 7,090 |
| FY2014 | $10,969 | $80.1 million | 7,307 |
| FY2013 | $10,617 | $76.3 million | 7,189 |
| FY2012 | $8,421 | $62.8 million | 7,457 |
| FY2011 | $8,831 | $62.9 million | 7,117 |
| FY2010 | $9,892 | $70.0 million | 7,073 |
| FY2009 | $9,972 | $81.8 million | 8,204 |
| FY2008 | $9,267 | $76.8 million | 8,288 |
| FY2007 | $10,255 | $84.6 million | 8,250 |
| FY2006 | $9,387 | $73.8 million | 7,865 |
| FY2005 | $8,574 | $70.4 million | 8,212 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $36.3 million | 33.7% |
| State | $24.3 million | 22.5% |
| Local | $47.2 million | 43.8% |
| Total | $107.8 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
15 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 8
- NCES district ID
- 0406300
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