At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
3,934
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
10
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$9,719
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$4,867
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 4,463
- Teachers (FTE)
- 248.8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.9:1
What current records say about J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
J O Combs Unified School District (4445) operates 10 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in SAN TAN VLY, Arizona. NCES reports 3,934 students and 197.21 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Arizona agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 57 of 216 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $9,719 in current expenditure per pupil and $4,867 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 197 of 215 in Arizona. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 197.21
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $41,266,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
SAN TAN VLY, Arizona
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.2730, -111.5455
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White49.1%
- Hispanic38.8%
- Black4.5%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1.9%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
- Multiracial4.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in J O Combs Unified School District (4445)
10 current directory entries
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Showing 1–10 of 10 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs Center for Success High School | High09–12 | 49 | 12.3:1 | |
| Combs Center for Success Middle School | Middle06–08 | 4 | Not reported | |
| Combs High School | High08–12 | 1,182 | 21.6:1 | |
| Combs Online School for Success | OtherKG–12 | 116 | 116:1 | |
| Combs Traditional Academy | ElementaryKG–06 | 211 | 12.8:1 | |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 516 | 17.2:1 | |
| J. O. Combs Middle School | ElementaryKG–08 | 581 | 20:1 | |
| Jack Harmon Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 382 | 18.2:1 | |
| Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 384 | 19.2:1 | |
| Ranch Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 509 | 24.2:1 |