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St. David Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 436 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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St. David Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Cochise County). During the 2024 school year, 436 students attended one of the district's two 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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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.

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



Election system

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

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

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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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-321

 


About the district

School board

The St. David 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
Nelson Daley
Wendy Gooding
Connie Haynie
Andrea Merrill
Jaime Richins

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Overlapping state house districts

St. David Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 19Lupe DiazRepublican Party 100% 3%
Arizona House of Representatives District 19Gail GriffinRepublican Party 100% 3%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $640,000 $1,671 13%
Local: $1,677,000 $4,379 33%
State: $2,705,000 $7,063 54%
Total: $5,022,000 $13,112
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,914,000 $12,315
Total Current Expenditures: $4,195,000 $10,513
Instructional Expenditures: $2,109,000 $5,285 43%
Student and Staff Support: $457,000 $1,145 9%
Administration: $605,000 $1,516 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,024,000 $2,566 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $719,000 $1,802
Construction: $451,000 $1,130
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 30-34 PS <=20 PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 40-44 PS <=20 PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 40-44 <50 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 50-54 PS <50 PS 50-54
2015-2016 40-44 PS <50 PS 40-44
2014-2015 44 PS PS <=20 PS 45-49
2013-2014 75 PS PS 21-39 PS 75-79
2012-2013 69 PS 40-59 PS 70-74
2011-2012 70 PS PS 21-39 PS 70-74
2010-2011 64 PS 21-39 65-69

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 40-44 PS <=20 PS <50 50-54
2018-2019 40-44 PS <=20 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 40-44 <50 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 45-49 PS <50 PS 50-54
2015-2016 48 PS >=50 PS 45-49
2014-2015 53 PS PS 40-59 PS 50-54
2013-2014 89 PS PS 60-79 PS 90-94
2012-2013 84 PS 60-79 PS 85-89
2011-2012 81 PS PS 60-79 PS 80-84
2010-2011 80 PS 60-79 80-84

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 >=80 PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=50
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80

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 436 1.8
2022-2023 428 6.8
2021-2022 399 11.5
2020-2021 353 -11.6
2019-2020 394 7.1
2018-2019 366 4.6
2017-2018 349 -8.6
2016-2017 379 -3.2
2015-2016 391 -9.5
2014-2015 428 1.4
2013-2014 422 -0.5
2012-2013 424 -5.7
2011-2012 448 0.4
2010-2011 446 -1.8
2009-2010 454 -4.4
2008-2009 474 -5.9
2007-2008 502 3.4
2006-2007 485 -8.7
2005-2006 527 15.4
2004-2005 446 -5.4
2003-2004 470 -2.6
2002-2003 482 2.3
2001-2002 471 1.1
2000-2001 466 -2.1
1999-2000 476 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE St. David Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.2
Black 0.9 5.8
Hispanic 13.5 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 2.5 4.3
White 81.9 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, St. David Unified School District had 30.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 19.05
Secondary: 9.10
Total: 30.15

St. David Unified School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.75
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.13
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.67
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.33
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 7.80
Other Support Services: 7.46

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The St. David Unified School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
St David Elementary School300PK-8
St David High School1369-12

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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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