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Maricopa Unified School District, Arizona

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Maricopa Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 9,225 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Maricopa Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Pinal County). During the 2024 school year, 9,225 students attended one of the district's 13 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 Maricopa 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
Patti Coutre
Robert Downey
Carolyn Lopez
Ben Owens
Shawnte Rothschild20252028

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $17,103,000 $2,159 13%
Local: $28,640,000 $3,615 22%
State: $86,210,000 $10,882 65%
Total: $131,953,000 $16,657
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $122,957,000 $15,208
Total Current Expenditures: $73,100,000 $9,041
Instructional Expenditures: $38,269,000 $4,733 31%
Student and Staff Support: $11,938,000 $1,476 10%
Administration: $7,521,000 $930 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,372,000 $1,901 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $47,226,000 $5,841
Construction: $39,238,000 $4,853
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $294,000 $36
Interest on Debt: $863,000 $106


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 20 35-39 12 17 10-14 20-24 28
2018-2019 38 50-54 26 34 20-24 35-39 48
2017-2018 38 45-49 23 34 25-29 40-44 50
2016-2017 31 40-44 18 26 20-24 42
2015-2016 31 40-44 20 27 20-24 40
2014-2015 31 45-49 20 26 20-24 41
2013-2014 58 70-74 43 53 45-49 69
2012-2013 53 75-79 37 47 30-34 65
2011-2012 56 75-79 38 49 40-44 68
2010-2011 56 75-79 41 50 30-34 68

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 29 50-54 24 24 15-19 30-34 37
2018-2019 38 45-49 28 32 25-29 40-44 51
2017-2018 36 35-39 25 29 20-24 40-44 49
2016-2017 32 40-44 23 26 15-19 43
2015-2016 29 35-39 17 23 20-24 38
2014-2015 29 40-44 20 22 15-19 40
2013-2014 76 85-89 70 71 60-64 84
2012-2013 73 80-84 66 68 55-59 81
2011-2012 72 80-84 62 67 55-59 83
2010-2011 75 80-84 67 70 50-54 85

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 68 >=80 60-64 60-64 40-59 60-79 70-74
2018-2019 80 >=50 75-79 70-74 60-79 >=80 85-89
2017-2018 76 >=80 75-79 70-74 60-79 60-79 80-84
2016-2017 76 >=50 65-69 75-79 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 73 >=50 70-79 70-74 40-59 70-74
2014-2015 69 >=50 70-74 65-69 40-59 70-74
2013-2014 75 >=50 80-84 70-74 40-59 75-79
2012-2013 72 >=50 65-69 70-74 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 76 >=50 60-69 70-74 60-79 80-84
2010-2011 76 >=50 65-69 70-74 >=50 80-84


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 9,225 5.4
2022-2023 8,731 7.4
2021-2022 8,085 5.0
2020-2021 7,683 2.5
2019-2020 7,492 5.2
2018-2019 7,105 5.8
2017-2018 6,693 0.7
2016-2017 6,646 4.0
2015-2016 6,383 3.0
2014-2015 6,189 5.3
2013-2014 5,860 1.6
2012-2013 5,766 -0.3
2011-2012 5,786 -3.1
2010-2011 5,966 -8.1
2009-2010 6,450 2.8
2008-2009 6,267 13.1
2007-2008 5,445 20.6
2006-2007 4,324 39.9
2005-2006 2,598 34.0
2004-2005 1,715 21.1
2003-2004 1,353 8.8
2002-2003 1,234 6.8
2001-2002 1,150 2.7
2000-2001 1,119 3.7
1999-2000 1,078 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Maricopa Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 4.0 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1 3.2
Black 15.5 5.8
Hispanic 45.2 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.4
Two or More Races 7.4 4.3
White 25.1 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Maricopa Unified School District had 502.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.35.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 28.00
Elementary: 321.40
Secondary: 147.40
Total: 502.80

Maricopa Unified School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 38.50
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 37.74
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 145.03
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 21.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 141.54
Other Support Services: 140.38


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 Maricopa Unified School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Butterfield Elementary School860PK-5
Desert Sunrise High School1,0169-11
Desert Wind Middle School9036-8
Maricopa Elementary School851PK-6
Maricopa High School2,0416-12
Maricopa Virtual Academy134KG-12
Maricopa Wells Middle School9036-8
Pima Butte Elementary School415PK-5
Saddleback Elementary School712PK-6
Saddleback Preschool0PK-PK
Santa Cruz Elementary School852PK-6
Santa Rosa Elementary School538PK-6
Santa Rosa Preschool0PK-PK

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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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