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C+

Bisbee Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bisbee.

Bisbee’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Arizona school districts

Students
622
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,366
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Bisbee Unified District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Bisbee 4,860

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bisbee. Grade by grade →

PK–5Greenway Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Lowell SchoolThis district
9–12Bisbee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 34.8% · 303 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 40.4% · 305 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–74%
State average 77.8% · 96 in the class

96% 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
$12,366 per student · 0% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 43%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 59%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
639’20
644’21
685’22
675’23
622’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 18%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Greenway Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bisbee
C+
198 students12:1
Copper Credits
Other · Grades K–12 · Bisbee
4 students
Lowell School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bisbee
C−
114 students14:1
Bisbee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bisbee
C−
306 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.