Specialized public school district · Maricopa County

West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923), AZ: schools, enrollment and spending

West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) runs 60 public schools with 174 students in grades 7 to 12. Its ratio of 2.7 students per teacher is 15.0 lower than the Arizona figure of 17.7.

At a glance

Schools: 60
Students: 174
Teachers (FTE): 65
Students per teacher: 2.7; AZ: 17.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 5487 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85305
Phone: (623)738-0022
County: Maricopa County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: 7 to 12
Agency type: Specialized public school district
NCES district ID: 0400615
State district ID: AZ-80923
Total staff (FTE): 185
School counselors (FTE): 11.0About 16 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 8.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district2.7

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

Total revenue: $63.9 million
Federal revenue: $3.8 million
State revenue: $26.2 million
Local revenue: $33.8 million
Total spending: $39.5 million
Spending per pupil: $84,436
Salaries: $9.8 million24.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $90.5 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 6.0%
State: 41.1%
Local: 52.9%

Arizona overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$84,436

Arizona$11,583

United States$16,826

Schools in West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923)

By level: 60 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Northeast Campus	High	10 to 12	50	3.6
Northwest Campus	High	10 to 12	40	2.1
Southwest Campus	High	9 to 12	33	1.5
Start Campus	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Agua Fria High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Apollo High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Boulder Creek High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Buckeye Union High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Cactus High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Centennial High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Central Campus	High	9 to 12	27	2.7
West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Cortez High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Deer Valley High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Desert Edge High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Dysart High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Estrella Foothills High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Glendale High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Greenway High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Horizon High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Independence High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Ironwood High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - La Joya High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Liberty High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Millennium High School	High	7 to 12	0
West-MEC - Moon Valley High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Mountain Ridge High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - North Canyon High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Peoria High School	High	7 to 12	0
West-MEC - Pinnacle High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis	High	7 to 12	0
West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Shadow Mountain High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School	High	9 to 12	2
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Sunnyslope High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Sunrise Mountain High School	High	7 to 12	0
West-MEC - Thunderbird High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School	High	9 to 12	2
West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School	High	7 to 12	0
West-MEC - Valley Vista High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Verrado High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Washington High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - West View High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Wickenburg High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School	High	9 to 12	1
West-MEC - Youngker High School	High	9 to 12	0
West-MEC Canyon View High School	High	9 to 12	1

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Nearby and related

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Tolleson Union High School District (4288) 13,931 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.