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Payson Unified School District, Arizona, elections

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Payson Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,318 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
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Payson Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Gila County). During the 2023 school year, 2,318 students attended one of the district's six 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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Payson Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Payson Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)

Joanne Conlin, Audrey Hogue, Michell Marinelli, and Lori D. Vanover ran in the general election for Payson Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Joanne Conlin (Nonpartisan)
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Audrey Hogue (Nonpartisan)
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Michell Marinelli (Nonpartisan)
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Lori D. Vanover (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

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.

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Election system

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

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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.

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Winning an election

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

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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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

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Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

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

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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.

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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.

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About the district

School board

The Payson 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
Joanne Conlin20242028
Lori Vanover20242028
Audrey Hogue20212028
Michell Marinelli2026
Katy Taylor2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Payson Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 7Walter BlackmanRepublican Party 100% 5%
Arizona House of Representatives District 7David MarshallRepublican Party 100% 5%

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.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,352,000 $2,059 17%
Local: $13,946,000 $6,597 55%
State: $7,262,000 $3,435 28%
Total: $25,560,000 $12,091
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $24,100,000 $11,245
Total Current Expenditures: $21,117,000 $9,853
Instructional Expenditures: $10,442,000 $4,872 43%
Student and Staff Support: $3,721,000 $1,736 15%
Administration: $2,282,000 $1,064 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,672,000 $2,180 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,753,000 $818
Construction: $846,000 $394
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,161,000 $541

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 PS PS 10-14 11-19 11-19 24
2018-2019 41 PS PS 30-34 21-39 40-49 43
2017-2018 41 PS PS 30-34 40-59 40-49 45
2016-2017 38 <50 PS 30-34 21-39 41
2015-2016 34 <50 PS 30-34 <=20 36
2014-2015 30 <50 PS 20-24 <=20 32
2013-2014 57 >=50 PS 50-54 40-49 60
2012-2013 64 >=50 PS 50-54 60-79 67
2011-2012 56 >=50 <50 40-44 40-49 59
2010-2011 62 >=50 >=50 50-54 50-59 64

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 32 PS PS 25-29 <=20 20-29 36
2018-2019 48 PS PS 40-44 21-39 50-59 51
2017-2018 47 PS PS 35-39 21-39 40-49 52
2016-2017 44 <50 PS 35-39 21-39 46
2015-2016 36 <50 PS 25-29 21-39 38
2014-2015 31 <50 PS 20-24 <=20 35
2013-2014 80 >=50 PS 75-79 60-69 81
2012-2013 84 >=50 PS 75-79 60-79 85
2011-2012 79 >=50 PS 65-69 70-79 82
2010-2011 83 >=50 >=50 75-79 70-79 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 71 PS 70-79 PS >=50 70-74
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS 21-39 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 72 PS PS 70-79 PS >=50 70-74
2016-2017 73 PS 70-79 PS 75-79
2015-2016 85 PS 80-89 >=50 80-84
2014-2015 75-79 PS 70-79 PS 75-79
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS 60-79 PS 75-79
2012-2013 74 PS PS 60-79 <50 75-79
2011-2012 80-84 PS 60-79 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 78 PS PS 60-79 <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 (%)
2022-2023 2,318 -0.9
2021-2022 2,339 8.4
2020-2021 2,143 -14.2
2019-2020 2,447 3.5
2018-2019 2,362 2.2
2017-2018 2,311 -0.8
2016-2017 2,329 -1.9
2015-2016 2,373 1.6
2014-2015 2,336 -2.4
2013-2014 2,391 3.6
2012-2013 2,304 -4.1
2011-2012 2,399 -3.1
2010-2011 2,474 -4.3
2009-2010 2,581 -1.4
2008-2009 2,618 -4.8
2007-2008 2,743 -2.5
2006-2007 2,811 0.0
2005-2006 2,811 0.9
2004-2005 2,785 -1.1
2003-2004 2,816 -2.1
2002-2003 2,875 -1.4
2001-2002 2,914 2.4
2000-2001 2,844 -1.8
1999-2000 2,895 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Payson Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.0 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 3.1
Black 1.0 5.7
Hispanic 26.9 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 4.4 4.2
White 64.0 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, Payson Unified School District had 140.52 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.5.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 85.25
Secondary: 47.27
Total: 140.52

Payson Unified School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 5.75 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 12.63
School Administrators: 5.75
School Administrative Support: 12.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 49.63
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 20.74
Other Support Services: 46.19

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 Payson Unified School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Julia Randall Elementary School5762-5
Payson Center For Success High School0
Payson Center For Success - Online07-12
Payson Elementary School432KG-2
Payson High School7909-12
Rim Country Middle School4936-8

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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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