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Florence Unified School District, Arizona

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Florence Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 9,090 (2022-2023)
Schools: 15 (2022-2023)
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Florence Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Pinal County). During the 2023 school year, 9,090 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Florence Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sherri Jones2028
Tammy Quist2028
Roger Biede20212028
Jeffrey Carr2026
Megan Weagant2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,367,000 $1,410 14%
Local: $30,130,000 $3,436 33%
State: $48,851,000 $5,570 54%
Total: $91,348,000 $10,416
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $89,339,000 $10,017
Total Current Expenditures: $77,403,000 $8,679
Instructional Expenditures: $43,010,000 $4,822 48%
Student and Staff Support: $10,526,000 $1,180 12%
Administration: $7,551,000 $846 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,316,000 $1,829 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,623,000 $854
Construction: $2,694,000 $302
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,068,000 $119
Interest on Debt: $3,245,000 $363


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 15-19 6 12 6-9 20-24 20
2018-2019 27 45-49 21 22 15-19 25-29 33
2017-2018 30 45-49 24 24 15-19 30-34 35
2016-2017 28 40-44 18 24 20-24 33
2015-2016 30 35-39 18 24 25-29 35
2014-2015 32 45-49 21 26 20-24 37
2013-2014 59 75-79 50 54 50-54 63
2012-2013 58 70-74 44 50 55-59 63
2011-2012 58 70-74 47 53 45-49 63
2010-2011 54 70-74 43 48 35-39 59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 35-39 14 19 10-14 25-29 29
2018-2019 31 45-49 26 26 20-24 30-34 36
2017-2018 32 40-44 30 26 20-24 35-39 37
2016-2017 30 40-44 23 25 20-24 36
2015-2016 31 35-39 23 26 15-19 36
2014-2015 33 50-54 24 25 20-24 38
2013-2014 77 80-84 73 73 70-74 81
2012-2013 74 80-84 67 68 70-74 78
2011-2012 73 80-84 65 68 70-74 77
2010-2011 72 75-79 64 66 55-59 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85 >=50 85-89 85-89 <50 >=90 86
2018-2019 86 60-79 85-89 87 >=50 >=80 84
2017-2018 85 >=50 85-89 83 60-79 60-79 86
2016-2017 86 >=80 85-89 90-94 >=50 83
2015-2016 85 >=80 80-89 85-89 >=50 84
2014-2015 82 >=80 80-84 80-84 >=50 83
2013-2014 81 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS 80
2012-2013 75 >=50 70-74 75-79 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 79 >=50 75-79 70-74 >=50 85-89
2010-2011 74 >=50 >=80 65-69 >=50 75-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 9,090 -6.2
2021-2022 9,654 7.6
2020-2021 8,918 -8.0
2019-2020 9,629 4.1
2018-2019 9,233 6.8
2017-2018 8,608 -8.8
2016-2017 9,365 11.1
2015-2016 8,326 0.1
2014-2015 8,320 4.0
2013-2014 7,984 -3.6
2012-2013 8,269 -2.1
2011-2012 8,444 3.0
2010-2011 8,190 2.9
2009-2010 7,950 7.9
2008-2009 7,323 6.8
2007-2008 6,827 10.2
2006-2007 6,130 22.8
2005-2006 4,732 28.3
2004-2005 3,393 28.8
2003-2004 2,417 18.8
2002-2003 1,963 15.4
2001-2002 1,660 11.6
2000-2001 1,468 9.4
1999-2000 1,330 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Florence Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.0 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 3.1
Black 7.7 5.7
Hispanic 41.0 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.4
Two or More Races 3.9 4.2
White 43.4 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Florence Unified School District had 516.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.6.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 21.00
Elementary: 313.37
Secondary: 169.09
Total: 516.46

Florence Unified School District employed 16.00 district administrators and 30.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.00
District Administrative Support: 33.00
School Administrators: 30.00
School Administrative Support: 34.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 191.88
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 18.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.20
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 161.08
Other Support Services: 180.74


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Florence Unified School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anthem Elementary School743PK-9
Circle Cross K8 Stem Academy742KG-8
Copper Basin640PK-8
Early Childhood Learning Center160PK-KG
Florence High School7967-12
Florence K-8771PK-8
Florence Virtual Academy186KG-12
Magma Ranch K8 School573PK-8
Mountain Vista Academy197PK-12
Poston Butte High School1,3937-12
San Tan Foothills High School8247-12
San Tan Heights Elementary668PK-8
Skyline Ranch Elementary School584PK-8
Summit School0
Walker Butte K-8813PK-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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