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Fort Thomas Unified School District, Arizona

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Fort Thomas Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 624 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Fort Thomas Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Graham County). During the 2024 school year, 624 students attended one of the district's four 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 Fort Thomas 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
Alicia Cadmus20242028
Robert Olivar20242028
Chris Duncan20202028
Cindy Pearson20182027
Elliott Talgo Sr.20182027

Elections

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,417,000 $13,753 60%
Local: $386,000 $631 3%
State: $5,187,000 $8,475 37%
Total: $13,990,000 $22,859
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,194,000 $19,924
Total Current Expenditures: $11,110,000 $18,153
Instructional Expenditures: $6,181,000 $10,099 51%
Student and Staff Support: $1,292,000 $2,111 11%
Administration: $1,554,000 $2,539 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,083,000 $3,403 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,084,000 $1,771
Construction: $20,000 $32
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 5 PS <=5 21-39
2018-2019 23 PS 20-24 PS 40-59
2017-2018 24 PS 20-24 40-59
2016-2017 20 PS PS 15-19 40-59
2015-2016 18 PS <50 15-19 40-59
2014-2015 19 <50 15-19 21-39
2013-2014 54 PS 50-54 60-79
2012-2013 40 PS 35-39 60-79
2011-2012 32 PS 25-29 60-79
2010-2011 29 PS 25-29 60-79

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 7 PS 4 40-59
2018-2019 19 PS 15-19 PS 40-59
2017-2018 16 PS 10-14 40-59
2016-2017 19 PS PS 15-19 40-59
2015-2016 15 <50 10-14 40-59
2014-2015 15 <50 10-14 40-59
2013-2014 65 PS PS 60-64 >=80
2012-2013 57 PS 55-59 >=80
2011-2012 49 PS 45-49 60-79
2010-2011 48 PS 45-49 >=80

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 >=90 PS 80-89 PS PS
2018-2019 80-89 PS 80-89 PS
2017-2018 >=90 >=90 PS
2016-2017 70-79 PS 70-79 PS
2015-2016 70-79 PS PS 70-79 PS
2014-2015 70-79 70-79 PS
2013-2014 60-69 60-69 PS
2012-2013 70-79 PS 70-79 PS
2011-2012 50-59 50-59 PS
2010-2011 70-79 70-79 PS


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 (%)
2023-2024 624 0.6
2022-2023 620 1.3
2021-2022 612 4.1
2020-2021 587 -5.6
2019-2020 620 -1.3
2018-2019 628 3.8
2017-2018 604 -2.0
2016-2017 616 3.1
2015-2016 597 3.4
2014-2015 577 0.3
2013-2014 575 1.6
2012-2013 566 5.3
2011-2012 536 -1.3
2010-2011 543 -3.7
2009-2010 563 2.3
2008-2009 550 13.8
2007-2008 474 -4.2
2006-2007 494 -9.7
2005-2006 542 -1.8
2004-2005 552 -2.4
2003-2004 565 -0.4
2002-2003 567 -1.2
2001-2002 574 12.5
2000-2001 502 -0.8
1999-2000 506 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fort Thomas Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 92.2 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.2
Black 0.0 5.8
Hispanic 3.0 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.0 4.3
White 3.9 33.9

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 2023-2024 school year, Fort Thomas Unified School District had 54.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.45.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 29.34
Secondary: 25.17
Total: 54.51

Fort Thomas Unified School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.04
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 10.32
Other Support Services: 6.88


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 Fort Thomas Unified School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fort Thomas Elementary School220PK-6
Fort Thomas High School2617-12
Mt. Turnbull Academy28PK-12
Mt. Turnbull Elementary School115PK-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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