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Queen Creek Unified District (4245), AZ: schools, enrollment and spending

Queen Creek Unified District (4245) runs 15 public schools with 15,065 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 20.5 students per teacher is 2.8 higher than the Arizona figure of 17.7.

At a glance

Schools
15
Students
15,065
Teachers (FTE)
735
Students per teacher
20.5
AZ: 17.7 · US: 15.3
Address
20217 E Chandler Heights Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
County
Maricopa County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0406810
State district ID
AZ-4245
Total staff (FTE)
1,565
School counselors (FTE)
24.0About 628 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
24.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.5
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 (9,866), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$115.6 million
Federal revenue
$13.6 million
State revenue
$51.4 million
Local revenue
$50.5 million
Total spending
$134.3 million
Spending per pupil
$13,609
Salaries
$52.3 million38.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$129.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.8%
  • State: 44.5%
  • Local: 43.7%

Arizona overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,609
Arizona$11,583
United States$16,826

Schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)

By level: 3 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Crismon High SchoolHigh7 to 122,00923.1
Desert Mountain ElementaryElementaryPK to 668217.5
Eastmark High SchoolHigh7 to 121,88921.0
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 61,15321.0
Frances Brandon-Pickett ElementaryElementaryPK to 664217.8
Gateway Polytechnic AcademyElementaryPK to 81,00319.3
Jack Barnes Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 662117.2
Katherine Mecham Barney ElementaryElementaryPK to 690822.7
Newell Barney College Preparatory SchoolMiddle5 to 81299.9
Queen Creek Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 671116.9
Queen Creek High SchoolHigh9 to 121,96821.9
Queen Creek Junior High SchoolMiddle5 to 865719.9
Queen Creek Virtual AcademyOtherK to 1226566.2
Schnepf Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 61,04420.9
Silver Valley ElementaryElementaryPK to 61,38421.6

Nearby and related

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.