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St. David Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Benson.

Benson’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Arizona school districts

Students
433
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,427
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
The gist

What stands out about St. David Unified District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Arizona districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the AZ average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 22.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Benson 5,532

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Benson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Benson Primary SchoolBenson Unified School District
6–8Benson Middle SchoolBenson Unified School District
9–12Benson High SchoolBenson Unified School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 34.8% · 206 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 40.4% · 202 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 77.8% · 24 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,427 per student · 7% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
353’20
399’21
428’22
436’23
433’24

Up 22.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

St David Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saint David
B+
296 students14:1
St David High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint David
A−
137 students24:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.