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Yuma Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Yuma, San Luis and Somerton.

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

Students
11,217
Schools
8
Spent per student
$10,484
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
24:1
Debt
$55.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Yuma Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the AZ average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Debt of $55.5M, about $4,951 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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+Yuma 105,227B−San Luis 42,030B−Somerton 14,934

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Yuma. Grade by grade →

PK–512 elementary schoolsYuma Elementary District
6–85 middle schoolsYuma Elementary District
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 34.8% · 2,451 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 40.4% · 2,442 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 77.8% · 2,629 in the class

93% 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
$10,484 per student · 15% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 61%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
11,096’20
11,068’21
11,380’22
11,369’23
11,217’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 87%White 10%Two or more races 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

San Luis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · San Luis
C−
2,682 students26:1
Cibola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C+
2,434 students25:1
Gila Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C−
2,249 students25:1
Kofa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C−
1,976 students23:1
Yuma High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
D
1,040 students21:1
Somerton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerton
608 students22:1
Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
175 students12:1
Yuma Online Distance Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
53 students

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.