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Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

NCES agency ID 0405930 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

26,183

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

42

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

15.7:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$11,848

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,628

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
27,017
Teachers (FTE)
1,726.75
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1

What current records say about Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) operates 42 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in PHOENIX, Arizona. NCES reports 26,183 students and 1,668.2 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Arizona agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 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 $11,848 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,628 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 130 of 215 in Arizona. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
6.9%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
13.8%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
1,668.2
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$324,947,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

PHOENIX, Arizona

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.6235, -112.0141

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White50.7%
  • Hispanic34.5%
  • Black3.6%
  • Asian4.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
  • Multiracial5.3%

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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)

42 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 42 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Boulder Creek Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0662117.8:1
Cactus View Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0650812.3:1
Campo Bello Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0659614.1:1
Copper Canyon Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0644612.9:1
Desert Cove Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0641413.1:1
Desert Shadows Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0655415.8:1
Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle05–0879120.1:1
Desert Trails Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0759014.2:1
Eagle Ridge Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0656912.9:1
Echo Mountain Intermediate SchoolElementaryPK–0634614.9:1
Echo Mountain Primary SchoolElementaryPK–0645013.3:1
Explorer Middle SchoolMiddle05–0860719.6:1
Fireside Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0669316.5:1
Grayhawk Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0640814.1:1
Greenway Middle SchoolMiddle05–0864617:1
Hidden Hills Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0625910.6:1
Horizon High SchoolHigh07–121,76722.9:1
Indian Bend Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0653913.8:1
James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center 2OtherPK–PKNot reportedNot reported
Larkspur Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0635310.6:1
Liberty Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0642112.5:1
Mercury Mine Elementary SchoolElementaryPK–0650615.5:1
Mountain Trail Middle SchoolMiddle05–0883521.5:1
North Canyon High SchoolHigh07–121,56019.2:1