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Safford Unified School District, Arizona

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Safford Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,895 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Safford Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Graham County). During the 2024 school year, 2,895 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Safford 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
Tyler Attaway2025
Kevin England2023
Petrea Kunz2023
Jodi McGinty2021
Mike DeLaO1999

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: $5,129,000 $1,782 15%
Local: $6,493,000 $2,256 19%
State: $22,964,000 $7,979 66%
Total: $34,586,000 $12,017
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,721,000 $11,148
Total Current Expenditures: $26,034,000 $8,870
Instructional Expenditures: $16,389,000 $5,583 50%
Student and Staff Support: $2,116,000 $720 6%
Administration: $3,007,000 $1,024 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,522,000 $1,540 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,525,000 $2,223
Construction: $5,533,000 $1,885
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $42,000 $14
Interest on Debt: $120,000 $40


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 33 PS 40-59 29 <=20 21-39 38
2018-2019 47 PS <50 44 21-39 40-59 51
2017-2018 50 PS <50 43 >=50 40-59 57
2016-2017 42 >=50 >=50 34 <50 51
2015-2016 40 PS <=20 31 <50 50
2014-2015 34 <50 <=20 25 <50 45
2013-2014 67 >=50 40-59 60 21-39 77
2012-2013 64 >=50 40-59 59 >=50 73
2011-2012 64 >=50 40-59 57 >=50 71
2010-2011 62 PS 60-69 53 21-39 71

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 38 PS 21-39 34 21-39 21-39 44
2018-2019 45 PS <50 41 21-39 40-59 50
2017-2018 45 PS <50 38 <50 21-39 53
2016-2017 44 >=50 >=50 37 <50 52
2015-2016 37 PS 21-39 28 <50 48
2014-2015 31 <50 21-39 23 <50 39
2013-2014 81 >=50 60-79 76 40-59 87
2012-2013 82 >=50 >=80 78 >=50 88
2011-2012 80 >=50 >=80 75 >=50 85
2010-2011 78 PS 70-79 72 60-79 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 81 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 80-84
2018-2019 84 PS PS 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 83 PS PS 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 81 PS 80-84 PS 80-84
2015-2016 80 PS PS 75-79 80-84
2014-2015 83 PS PS 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 72 PS 65-69 PS 75-79
2012-2013 67 PS PS 60-64 <50 70-74
2011-2012 70 PS >=50 60-64 PS 75-79
2010-2011 81 PS PS 75-79 PS 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 2,895 -1.7
2022-2023 2,943 0.3
2021-2022 2,935 4.8
2020-2021 2,794 -11.3
2019-2020 3,111 1.5
2018-2019 3,065 4.4
2017-2018 2,929 -4.2
2016-2017 3,052 0.8
2015-2016 3,027 -4.7
2014-2015 3,168 -1.7
2013-2014 3,222 2.9
2012-2013 3,127 -0.4
2011-2012 3,140 1.5
2010-2011 3,092 -0.8
2009-2010 3,117 0.9
2008-2009 3,090 0.4
2007-2008 3,079 5.4
2006-2007 2,914 3.8
2005-2006 2,802 -1.7
2004-2005 2,849 -1.4
2003-2004 2,888 1.1
2002-2003 2,856 -0.9
2001-2002 2,883 4.5
2000-2001 2,753 -4.1
1999-2000 2,865 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Safford Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.6 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 3.2
Black 0.9 5.8
Hispanic 56.3 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.9 4.3
White 39.1 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, Safford Unified School District had 127.84 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.65.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 80.67
Secondary: 39.17
Total: 127.84

Safford Unified School District employed 4.33 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.33
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 18.58
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 63.17
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 22.89
Other Support Services: 20.07


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 Safford Unified School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dorothy Stinson School563PK-6
Henry Dunkerson Pathways Academy0
Lafe Nelson School462KG-6
Mt Graham High School909-12
Ruth Powell Elementary School523PK-6
Safford High School8469-12
Safford Middle School4117-8

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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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