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Williams Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Williams, and parts of Tusayan.

Williams’ School Grade C better than 34% of Arizona school districts

Students
654
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,716
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
17:1
The gist

What stands out about Williams Unified District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the AZ average
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CWilliams 3,473

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Williams. Grade by grade →

PK–8Williams Elementary/Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Williams High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 34.8% · 325 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 40.4% · 322 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 77.8% · 59 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% 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
$13,716 per student · 11% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 22%Federal 34%

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

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

Enrollment over time
662’20
681’21
668’22
662’23
654’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 47%White 43%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Williams Elementary/Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Williams
C+
423 students18:1
Williams High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Williams
B−
231 students14:1

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.