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Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), AZ: schools, enrollment and spending

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) runs 45 public schools with 26,183 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.7 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the Arizona figure of 17.7.

At a glance

Schools: 45
Students: 26,183
Teachers (FTE): 1,668
Students per teacher: 15.7; AZ: 17.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 15002 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: (602)449-2000
County: Maricopa County
Locale: City: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 0405930
State district ID: AZ-4241
Total staff (FTE): 3,199
School counselors (FTE): 45.0About 582 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 64.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district15.7

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 (28,776), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $333.0 million
Federal revenue: $32.0 million
State revenue: $90.7 million
Local revenue: $210.3 million
Total spending: $376.5 million
Spending per pupil: $13,084
Salaries: $169.1 million44.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $326.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 9.6%
State: 27.2%
Local: 63.1%

Arizona overall

Federal: 17.1%
State: 46.5%
Local: 36.3%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,084

Arizona$11,583

United States$16,826

Schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

By level: 5 high, 6 middle, 30 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Boulder Creek Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	621	18.3
Cactus View Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	508	12.4
Campo Bello Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	596	14.2
Cholla Complex	Prekindergarten	PK	0
Copper Canyon Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	446	13.1
Desert Cove Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	414	13.4
Desert Shadows Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	554	15.8
Desert Shadows Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	791	20.3
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	0
Desert Trails Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 7	590	14.4
Eagle Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	569	12.9
Echo Mountain Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	346	15.0
Echo Mountain Primary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	450	13.6
Explorer Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	607	19.6
Fireside Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	693	16.5
Grayhawk Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	408	14.1
Greenway Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	5 to 8	646	17.5
Hidden Hills Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	259	10.8
Horizon High School	High	7 to 12	1,767	22.9
Indian Bend Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	539	13.8
James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center	Elementary	PK to 6	157
Larkspur Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	353	10.7
Liberty Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	421	12.8
Mercury Mine Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	506	15.8
Mountain Trail Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	835	22.0
North Canyon High School	High	7 to 12	1,560	19.3
North Ranch Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	535	15.7
Palomino Intermediate SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	383	14.2
Palomino Primary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	590	15.1
Paradise Valley High School	High	7 to 12	1,900	19.4
Pinnacle High School	High	7 to 12	2,430	24.1
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Elementary	PK to 8	474	15.3
pvONLINE	Other	K to 12	127	5.8
Quail Run Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	533	16.2
Roadrunner School	Other	PK to 12	70	1.3
Sandpiper Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	429	15.3
Shadow Mountain High School	High	7 to 12	1,080	15.7
Shea Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	476	14.9
Sky Crossing Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	628	15.0
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	567	15.8
Sunrise Middle School	Middle	5 to 8	390	16.2
Sunset Canyon School	Elementary	PK to 6	0
Sweetwater Community School	Other	K to 12	165	6.3
Whispering Wind Academy	Elementary	PK to 6	376	10.4
Wildfire Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 6	394	14.1

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
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) 32,265 students
Gilbert Unified District (4239) 31,560 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.