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C+

Globe Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Globe.

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

Students
1,644
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,154
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
The gist

What stands out about Globe Unified District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AZ average
  • 20 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Globe 7,191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Globe. Grade by grade →

PK–5Copper Rim Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8High Desert Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Globe High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.8% · 780 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 40.4% · 770 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 77.8% · 119 in the class

94% 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
$11,154 per student · 9% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 67%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,588’21
1,706’22
1,671’23
1,644’24

Up 3.5% since 2021–22.

Students
Hispanic 39%White 31%American Indian/Alaska Native 25%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black <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.

Copper Rim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Globe
C
694 students18:1
Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO)
Other · Grades K–12 · Globe
28 students
High Desert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Globe
C−
390 students20:1
Globe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Globe
C
532 students23:1

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.