Buckeye Union High School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades 9–12 BSchool Grade

High school for Goodyear, Buckeye and Avondale. The town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

5,650Students enrolled

5Schools · + 10 feeders

3Towns served

$10,769Spent per student

24:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Buckeye

Grades PK–8

10 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listBuckeye Elementary District

Grades 8

9 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listBuckeye Elementary District

Grades 9–12

Youngker High School or Buckeye Union High School or The Buckeye AcademyDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency21%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts29%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

State average 77.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,769

per student each year · 13% below the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction49%

Support & administration46%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)42%

State50%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,785’20

5,176’21

5,406’22

5,503’23

5,650’24

Students

Hispanic · 63%3,547

White · 25%1,387

Black · 8%425

Two or more races · 3%160

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%56

Asian · 1%46

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Goodyear107,645 people

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Buckeye104,923 people · Grades PK–8 at Buckeye Elementary School or Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School and others

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Avondale92,477 people

Schools5 in district · 10 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

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Youngker High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,096 students · Buckeye

C+Public 🏫

Buckeye Union High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,841 students · Buckeye

CPublic 🏫

Estrella Foothills High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,592 students · Goodyear

BPublic 🏫

BUHSD Institute of Online LearningHigh · Grades 9–12 · 121 students · Buckeye

D-Public 🏫

The Buckeye AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye

Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district

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Bales Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 699 students · Buckeye

C-Public 📚

Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,150 students · Buckeye

C-Public 📚

Desert Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 648 students · Buckeye

Public 📚

Inca Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 735 students · Buckeye

CPublic 📚

John S McCain III Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 777 students · Buckeye

Public 📚

Marionneaux Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 697 students · Buckeye

CPublic 📚

Steven R. Jasinski Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 855 students · Buckeye

B-Public 📚

Sundance ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 656 students · Buckeye

CPublic 📚

Tartesso Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 340 students · Buckeye

BPublic 📚

Westpark Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 652 students · Buckeye

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGlendale · Litchfield Park · $11,001 per student

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Deer Valley Unified DistrictGlendale · Phoenix · $11,444 per student

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Litchfield Elementary DistrictLitchfield Park · $10,366 per student

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Dysart Unified DistrictSurprise · $10,430 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.