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Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

NCES agency ID 0406330 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

25,800

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

21

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

19.1:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$13,194

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,547

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

09–12

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
28,002
Teachers (FTE)
1,385
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1

What current records say about Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

Phoenix Union High School District (4286) operates 21 current public-school records serving grades 09–12 in PHOENIX, Arizona. NCES reports 25,800 students and 1,349.6 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Arizona agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 8 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 $13,194 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,547 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 104 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
15.3%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
11.6%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
1,349.6
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$368,109,000

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

Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

PHOENIX, Arizona

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 33.5023, -112.0743

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White3.7%
  • Hispanic80.9%
  • Black10%
  • Asian1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
  • Multiracial1.5%

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 Phoenix Union High School District (4286)

21 current directory entries

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Showing 1–21 of 21 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Alhambra High SchoolHigh09–122,16919.9:1
Betty Fairfax High SchoolHigh09–122,01422.3:1
Bostrom Alternative CenterHigh09–1230217.8:1
Camelback High SchoolHigh09–122,10617.8:1
Carl Hayden High SchoolHigh09–122,07920.8:1
Central High SchoolHigh09–121,73317.2:1
Cesar Chavez High SchoolHigh09–122,59820.2:1
DesiderataHigh09–12677.4:1
Franklin Police and Fire High SchoolHigh09–1231314.9:1
Linda Abril Educational AcademyHigh10–1224617.6:1
Maryvale High SchoolHigh09–122,53219.9:1
Metro Tech High SchoolHigh09–121,78118.7:1
North High SchoolHigh09–121,83718.8:1
Phoenix Coding AcademyHigh09–1222413.8:1
Phoenix Digital AcademyHigh09–12702.5:1
Phoenix Educator PreparatoryHigh09–120Not reported
Phoenix Union Bioscience High SchoolHigh09–1239017.7:1
Phoenix Union-Wilson College PreparatoryHigh09–1219714.7:1
PXU CityHigh09–128542.5:1
South Mountain High SchoolHigh09–122,20720.7:1
Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh09–122,85021.2:1