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Buckeye Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Buckeye, Goodyear and Avondale.

Buckeye’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Students
5,650
Schools
4
Spent per student
$10,769
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
24:1
Debt
$57.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Buckeye Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AZ average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $57.1M, about $10,100 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Buckeye 125,445BGoodyear 125,359C+Avondale 100,983

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buckeye. Grade by grade →

PK–810 schoolsBuckeye Elementary District
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 34.8% · 1,208 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 40.4% · 1,204 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 77.8% · 1,291 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
$10,769 per student · 13% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 50%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,785’20
5,176’21
5,406’22
5,503’23
5,650’24

Up 18.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%White 25%Black 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Youngker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye
C+
2,096 students24:1
Buckeye Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye
C
1,841 students23:1
Estrella Foothills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Goodyear
B
1,592 students24:1
BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye
121 students

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGlendale, Litchfield Park
$11,001per student
Deer Valley Unified DistrictGlendale, Phoenix
$11,444per student
Litchfield Elementary DistrictLitchfield Park
$10,366per student
Dysart Unified DistrictSurprise
$10,430per student

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.