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Deer Valley Unified District (4246), AZ: schools, enrollment and spending
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) runs 41 public schools with 32,265 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.8 students per teacher is 0.9 lower than the Arizona figure of 17.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 41
- Students
- 32,265
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,916
- Students per teacher
- 16.8
- AZ: 17.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 20402 N 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027
- Phone
- (623)445-5000
- County
- Maricopa County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0407750
- State district ID
- AZ-4246
- Total staff (FTE)
- 3,680
- School counselors (FTE)
- 57.0About 566 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 73.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.8
Arizona17.7
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (31,265), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $351.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $43.9 million
- State revenue
- $128.7 million
- Local revenue
- $178.5 million
- Total spending
- $334.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,706
- Salaries
- $183.4 million54.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $198.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.5%
- State: 36.7%
- Local: 50.9%
Arizona overall
- Federal: 17.1%
- State: 46.5%
- Local: 36.3%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,706
Arizona$11,583
United States$16,826
Schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
By level: 5 high, 3 middle, 31 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Anthem School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 400 | 14.8 |
| Arrowhead Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 515 | 13.9 |
| Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy | Other | K to 12 | 225 | 11.8 |
| Barry Goldwater High School | High | 7 to 12 | 1,602 | 18.2 |
| Boulder Creek High School | High | 7 to 12 | 2,221 | 23.1 |
| Canyon Springs STEM Academy | Elementary | PK to 8 | 805 | 16.8 |
| Constitution Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 545 | 15.1 |
| Copper Creek Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 688 | 18.1 |
| Deer Valley High School | High | 7 to 12 | 1,707 | 9.2 |
| Deer Valley Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 448 | 16.6 |
| Desert Mountain School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 438 | 16.2 |
| Desert Sage Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 594 | 14.5 |
| Desert Sky Middle School | Middle | 7 to 8 | 640 | 22.9 |
| Diamond Canyon School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 740 | 16.8 |
| Esperanza Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 443 | 12.7 |
| Gavilan Peak School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 473 | 13.5 |
| Greenbrier Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 452 | 15.6 |
| Highland Lakes School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,091 | 16.5 |
| Hillcrest Middle School | Middle | 7 to 8 | 732 | 19.8 |
| Inspiration Mountain School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 789 | 18.8 |
| Las Brisas Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 480 | 13.7 |
| Legend Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 685 | 17.6 |
| Mirage Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 454 | 13.8 |
| Mountain Ridge High School | High | 7 to 12 | 2,823 | 23.9 |
| Mountain Shadows Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 426 | 13.7 |
| New River Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 162 | 13.5 |
| Norterra Canyon School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 601 | 16.7 |
| Park Meadows Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 495 | 13.4 |
| Paseo Hills SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 689 | 15.7 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor High School | High | 7 to 12 | 2,658 | 24.6 |
| Sierra Verde STEAM Academy | Elementary | PK to 8 | 932 | 19.0 |
| Sonoran Foothills School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 921 | 18.1 |
| Stetson Hills School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 887 | 17.7 |
| Sunrise Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 426 | 15.2 |
| Sunset Ridge School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 563 | 16.6 |
| Terramar Academy of the Arts | Elementary | PK to 8 | 934 | 17.3 |
| Traditional Academy at Bellair | Elementary | PK to 6 | 241 | 14.2 |
| Union Park School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 873 | 17.5 |
| Village Meadows Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 441 | 17.0 |
| Vista Peak | Other | PK to 12 | 63 | 4.8 |
| West Wing School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 963 | 18.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Maricopa County
- Mesa Unified District (4235) 55,821 students
- Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) 41,421 students
- Peoria Unified School District (4237) 34,436 students
- Gilbert Unified District (4239) 31,560 students
- Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) 26,183 students
- Phoenix Union High School District (4286) 25,800 students
- Dysart Unified District (4243) 23,078 students
- Scottsdale Unified District (4240) 20,682 students
- Washington Elementary School District (4260) 18,816 students
- Glendale Union High School District (4285) 16,092 students
- American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348) 15,291 students
- Queen Creek Unified District (4245) 15,065 students
- Tolleson Union High School District (4288) 13,931 students
- Cartwright Elementary District (4282) 13,436 students
- Kyrene Elementary District (4267) 13,313 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.