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Glendale Union High School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 16,535 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Glendale Union High School District is a school district in Arizona (Maricopa County). During the 2023 school year, 16,535 students attended one of the district's 11 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
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• 2016
• 2014

Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

General election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Laura Arita, Paul Ulan, and incumbent Patti Hussey defeated Joan Colson in the general election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura Arita (Nonpartisan)	25.8	45,963
✔	Submit photo	Paul Ulan (Nonpartisan)	25.7	45,739
✔	Submit photo	Patti Hussey (Nonpartisan)	24.2	43,037
	Submit photo	Joan Colson (Nonpartisan)	23.7	42,156
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,210

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,105
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Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

General election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Patty Kennedy and Natalie Veidmark defeated Paul Ulan in the general election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patty Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	39.0	35,367
✔		Natalie Veidmark (Nonpartisan)	35.0	31,774
	Submit photo	Paul Ulan (Nonpartisan)	25.3	22,919
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	615

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,675
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Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

The general election was canceled. Patti Hussey (Nonpartisan), Pam Reicks (Nonpartisan), and Laura Arita (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

The general election was canceled. Patti Hussey (Nonpartisan), Patty Kennedy (Nonpartisan), and Sue Maland (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

General election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large

Incumbent Pam Reicks won election in the general election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Pam Reicks (Nonpartisan)

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Glendale Union High School District, At-large

General election

General election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large

Incumbent Patty Kennedy won election in the general election for Glendale Union High School District, At-large on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Patty Kennedy (D)

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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

The Glendale Union High School District 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
Paul Ulan	2025	2029
Laura Arita	2021	2029
Patti Hussey	2016	2029
Natalie Veidmark	2023	2027
Patty Kennedy	2011	2027

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Overlapping state house districts

Glendale Union High School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 24	Anna Abeytia	Democratic Party	28%	53%
Arizona House of Representatives District 24	Lydia Hernandez	Democratic Party	28%	53%
Arizona House of Representatives District 5	Aaron Marquez	Democratic Party	19%	25%
Arizona House of Representatives District 5	Sarah Liguori	Democratic Party	19%	25%
Arizona House of Representatives District 2	Stephanie Simacek	Democratic Party	19%	14%
Arizona House of Representatives District 2	Justin Wilmeth	Republican Party	19%	14%
Arizona House of Representatives District 26	Quantá Crews	Democratic Party	18%	32%
Arizona House of Representatives District 26	Cesar Aguilar	Democratic Party	18%	32%
Arizona House of Representatives District 27	Lisa Fink	Republican Party	17%	17%
Arizona House of Representatives District 27	Tony Rivero	Republican Party	17%	17%

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, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$26,503,000	$1,610	14%
Local:	$73,200,000	$4,447	38%
State:	$90,379,000	$5,490	48%
Total:	$190,082,000	$11,547

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$180,520,000	$10,965
Total Current Expenditures:	$148,878,000	$9,043
Instructional Expenditures:	$87,406,000	$5,309	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$24,030,000	$1,459	13%
Administration:	$12,110,000	$735	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$25,332,000	$1,538	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$24,355,000	$1,479
Construction:	$19,739,000	$1,199
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$4,551,000	$276

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	23	35-39	10-14	18	25-29	30-34	34
2018-2019	61	75-79	40-44	58	50-59	50-59	72
2017-2018	56	60-69	35-39	52	50-59	60-79	69
2016-2017	48	50-54	25-29	44	45-49		61
2015-2016	29	25-29	20-24	26	20-29		38
2014-2015	37	50-54	25-29	33	35-39		46
2013-2014	72	75-79	60-64	70	70-74		78
2012-2013	69	75-79	60-64	64	60-69		80
2011-2012	64	65-69	45-49	59	65-69		76
2010-2011	65	65-69	50-54	61	60-64		75

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	31	40-44	20-24	26	20-24	40-44	43
2018-2019	50	70-74	30-34	45	30-39	50-59	62
2017-2018	49	55-59	30-34	44	40-49	60-79	63
2016-2017	40	45-49	25-29	35	20-24		55
2015-2016	38	35-39	30-34	32	20-24		50
2014-2015	35	40-44	25-29	28	30-34		47
2013-2014	87	80-84	80-84	87	85-89		89
2012-2013	85	75-79	75-79	83	85-89		91
2011-2012	79	70-74	65-69	76	75-79		87
2010-2011	77	60-64	70-74	73	65-69		87

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	89	>=95	76	90	80-84	80-84	89
2018-2019	89	85-89	80-84	90	80-84	80-89	88
2017-2018	89	85-89	80-84	91	80-84	85-89	88
2016-2017	90	85-89	85-89	92	85-89		89
2015-2016	91	90-94	85-89	93	90-94		92
2014-2015	90	85-89	85-89	91	75-79		91
2013-2014	88	80-84	80-84	90	85-89		88
2012-2013	86	75-79	80-84	85	80-84		89
2011-2012	88	75-79	80-84	88	85-89		90
2010-2011	89	90-94	85-89	89	80-84		92

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 (%)
2022-2023	16,535	-1.0
2021-2022	16,695	1.4
2020-2021	16,462	0.4
2019-2020	16,401	3.8
2018-2019	15,770	4.7
2017-2018	15,029	-4.7
2016-2017	15,730	1.5
2015-2016	15,497	1.2
2014-2015	15,316	0.5
2013-2014	15,235	1.4
2012-2013	15,022	0.2
2011-2012	14,999	1.1
2010-2011	14,839	-1.0
2009-2010	14,990	0.2
2008-2009	14,962	-0.7
2007-2008	15,068	0.0
2006-2007	15,067	0.8
2005-2006	14,953	2.7
2004-2005	14,545	0.2
2003-2004	14,515	2.0
2002-2003	14,228	1.9
2001-2002	13,955	3.6
2000-2001	13,453	-1.4
1999-2000	13,648	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Glendale Union High School District (%)	Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.3	4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.5	3.1
Black	8.1	5.7
Hispanic	61.9	47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.4
Two or More Races	2.8	4.2
White	21.2	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Glendale Union High School District had 737.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	0.00
Elementary:	0.00
Secondary:	737.41
Total:	737.41

Glendale Union High School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 46.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	10.00
District Administrative Support:	41.00
School Administrators:	46.00
School Administrative Support:	107.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	208.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	43.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	43.40
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	150.20
Other Support Services:	274.63

Schools

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

The Glendale Union High School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Apollo High School	2,198	9-12
Cortez High School	1,104	9-12
Glendale High School	1,816	9-12
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy	481	9-12
Glendale Union Online	481	9-12
Greenway High School	1,348	9-12
Independence High School	2,040	9-12
Moon Valley High School	1,490	9-12
Sunnyslope High School	2,281	9-12
Thunderbird High School	1,540	9-12
Washington High School	1,756	9-12

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