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Gilbert Public Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 32,402 (2023-2024)
Schools: 40 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Gilbert Public Schools is a school district in Arizona (Maricopa County). During the 2024 school year, 32,402 students attended one of the district's 40 schools.

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

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Elections

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• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018
• 2014

Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Robison (Nonpartisan)	22.2	45,794
✔		Jesse Brainard (Nonpartisan)	17.6	36,309
✔		Shana Murray (Nonpartisan)	17.6	36,226
	Submit photo	Ann Stevens (Nonpartisan)	15.4	31,715
	Submit photo	Rose Parker (Nonpartisan)	14.4	29,783
	Submit photo	Ronda Page (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	6.7	13,813
		Sheila Rogers Uggetti (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	5.8	11,918
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	660

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,218
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Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large (2 seats)

Chad Thompson and incumbent Jill Humpherys defeated Collette Evans and Trina Jonas in the general election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Thompson (Nonpartisan)	29.9	30,600
✔		Jill Humpherys (Nonpartisan)	28.7	29,408
	Submit photo	Collette Evans (Nonpartisan)	21.5	21,996
		Trina Jonas (Nonpartisan)	19.5	20,011
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,396
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Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

Reason canceled : Unopposed

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Brainard (Nonpartisan)

Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

The general election was canceled. Reed Carr (Nonpartisan), Sheila Rogers Uggetti (Nonpartisan), and Lori Wood (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

The general election was canceled. J. Charles Santa Cruz (Nonpartisan) and Jill Humpherys (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shana Murray (Nonpartisan)

Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large

Incumbent J. Charles Santa Cruz and incumbent Jill Humpherys won election in the general election for Gilbert Public Schools, At-large on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		J. Charles Santa Cruz (Nonpartisan)
✔		Jill Humpherys (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424 & 16-211

Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 16-211

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-427 & 15-429

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-321

 

About the district

School board

Gilbert Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jesse Brainard	2025	2029
Shana Murray	2025	2029
Blake Robison	2025	2029
Chad Thompson	2023	2027
Jill Humpherys	2012	2027

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Overlapping state house districts

Gilbert Public Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 14	Laurin Hendrix	Republican Party	49%	44%
Arizona House of Representatives District 14	Khyl Powell	Republican Party	49%	44%
Arizona House of Representatives District 15	Neal Carter	Republican Party	30%	8%
Arizona House of Representatives District 15	Michael Way	Republican Party	30%	8%
Arizona House of Representatives District 13	Jeff Weninger	Republican Party	15%	14%
Arizona House of Representatives District 13	Julie Willoughby	Republican Party	15%	14%
Arizona House of Representatives District 9	Seth Blattman	Democratic Party	4%	6%
Arizona House of Representatives District 9	Lorena Austin	Democratic Party	4%	6%
Arizona House of Representatives District 12	Patricia Contreras	Democratic Party	2%	1%
Arizona House of Representatives District 12	Anastasia Travers	Democratic Party	2%	1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$48,210,000	$1,453	12%
Local:	$172,477,000	$5,198	43%
State:	$179,134,000	$5,399	45%
Total:	$399,821,000	$12,050

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$362,690,000	$10,738
Total Current Expenditures:	$307,023,000	$9,090
Instructional Expenditures:	$179,199,000	$5,305	49%
Student and Staff Support:	$41,897,000	$1,240	12%
Administration:	$25,609,000	$758	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$60,318,000	$1,785	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$37,283,000	$1,103
Construction:	$21,327,000	$631
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$9,855,000	$291
Interest on Debt:	$5,391,000	$159

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	49	65	27	36	25-29	52	55
2018-2019	57	73	33	43	35-39	56	64
2017-2018	58	70	34	45	35-39	60	64
2016-2017	57	72	35	41	35-39		62
2015-2016	53	67	31	38	25-29		58
2014-2015	54	69	32	39	35-39		58
2013-2014	78	88	60	66	50-54		82
2012-2013	77	87	58	65	60-64		81
2011-2012	77	85	57	64	55-59		80
2010-2011	74	85	56	62	55-59		78

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	52	64	37	41	30-34	55	57
2018-2019	59	70	39	46	40-44	61	64
2017-2018	58	68	37	45	35-39	61	63
2016-2017	56	66	36	43	35-39		61
2015-2016	53	65	35	40	30-34		58
2014-2015	52	61	34	38	25-29		57
2013-2014	89	92	81	83	70-74		91
2012-2013	89	92	78	83	70-74		91
2011-2012	88	92	79	81	75-79		91
2010-2011	87	91	76	80	75-79		89

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	90-94	85-89	87	60-79	85-89	92
2018-2019	93	>=95	85-89	92	60-69	>=95	94
2017-2018	91	>=95	85-89	88	>=90	85-89	92
2016-2017	91	>=95	80-84	86	>=80		92
2015-2016	93	>=95	90-94	90	60-79		94
2014-2015	90	90-94	85-89	85	>=80		91
2013-2014	89	85-89	75-79	87	60-79		90
2012-2013	85	80-84	70-74	80	60-79		87
2011-2012	87	85-89	75-79	81	>=80		88
2010-2011	88	85-89	75-79	81	>=80		90

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	32,402	-2.7
2022-2023	33,281	-1.5
2021-2022	33,775	3.3
2020-2021	32,661	-6.1
2019-2020	34,651	0.9
2018-2019	34,335	0.7
2017-2018	34,082	-2.4
2016-2017	34,889	-3.2
2015-2016	36,021	-3.0
2014-2015	37,096	-2.0
2013-2014	37,852	-0.4
2012-2013	38,007	-0.8
2011-2012	38,311	0.6
2010-2011	38,086	-1.9
2009-2010	38,800	0.0
2008-2009	38,796	0.7
2007-2008	38,539	1.9
2006-2007	37,797	0.4
2005-2006	37,641	1.5
2004-2005	37,070	5.0
2003-2004	35,218	5.6
2002-2003	33,256	6.0
2001-2002	31,276	6.7
2000-2001	29,188	9.3
1999-2000	26,483	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Gilbert Public Schools (%)	Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.2	4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.5	3.2
Black	3.2	5.8
Hispanic	28.2	48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.6	0.4
Two or More Races	6.3	4.3
White	57.1	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gilbert Public Schools had 1,956.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	35.00
Kindergarten:	89.00
Elementary:	1,234.64
Secondary:	597.55
Total:	1,956.19

Gilbert Public Schools employed 22.00 district administrators and 76.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	22.00
District Administrative Support:	125.51
School Administrators:	76.50
School Administrative Support:	131.43

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	589.14
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	49.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	15.01
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	34.49
Librarians/Media Specialists:	41.88
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	596.66
Other Support Services:	549.46

Schools

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

Gilbert Public Schools operates 40 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Ashland Elementary	758	PK-6
Augusta Ranch Elementary	944	PK-6
Boulder Creek Elementary	499	PK-6
Burk Elementary School	460	PK-6
Campo Verde High School	1,925	8-12
Canyon Rim Elementary	847	PK-6
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	588	PK-6
Desert Ridge High	2,222	8-12
Desert Ridge Jr. High	950	7-8
Finley Farms Elementary	630	PK-6
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	583	7-12
Gilbert Classical Academy - Closed	0
Gilbert Elementary School	572	PK-6
Gilbert High School	2,334	7-12
Gps Global Academy	249	KG-12
Greenfield Elementary School	946	PK-6
Greenfield Junior High School	1,195	6-8
Harris Elementary School	382	PK-6
Highland High School	3,027	8-12
Highland Jr High School	956	6-8
Highland Park Elementary	783	PK-6
Houston Elementary School	0
Islands Elementary School	458	PK-6
Meridian	833	PK-6
Mesquite Elementary School	580	PK-8
Mesquite High School	1,411	8-12
Mesquite Jr High School	767	6-8
Neely Traditional Academy	824	PK-6
Oak Tree Elementary	397	PK-6
Patterson Elementary School	536	PK-6
Pioneer Elementary School	359	PK-8
Playa Del Rey Elementary School	465	PK-6
Quartz Hill Elementary	507	PK-6
Settlers Point Elementary	570	PK-6
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	496	PK-6
South Valley Jr. High	816	7-8
Spectrum Elementary	564	PK-6
Superstition Springs Elementary	774	PK-6
Towne Meadows Elementary School	676	PK-6
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	519	PK-6

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