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Flagstaff Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Flagstaff.

Flagstaff’s School Grade B better than 60% of Arizona school districts

Students
8,595
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,505
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$76.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Flagstaff Unified District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $76.7M, about $8,923 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Flagstaff. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.8% · 4,438 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 40.4% · 4,399 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 77.8% · 828 in the class

98% 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
$12,505 per student · 2% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 25%Federal 15%

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

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

Students
White 38%Hispanic 30%American Indian/Alaska Native 27%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 5 schools 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.