B+
Dysart Unified District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Surprise, El Mirage and Youngtown, and parts of Glendale.
Students
23,078
Schools
25
Spent per student
$10,430
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$54.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Dysart Unified District
- School Grade B+: better than 71% of Arizona districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 16 pts above the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the AZ average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $54.4M, about $2,358 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cactus Forest.
PK–88 schoolsFlorence Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 77.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,430 per student · 15% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 53%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
23,011’20
23,596’21
23,173’22
23,118’23
23,078’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 45%White 37%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
25 public schools.
Mountain View
A−1,045 students22:1
Canyon Ridge School
A1,042 students21:1
Marley Park Elementary
A−1,023 students19:1
Sunset Hills Elementary
B+877 students19:1
Asante Preparatory Academy
B+876 students18:1
Kingswood Elementary School
B826 students18:1
Cimarron Springs Middle School
A−810 students21:1
Riverview School
C+801 students18:1
West Point Elementary School
B−797 students18:1
Surprise Elementary School
B782 students18:1
Western Peaks Elementary
B+763 students18:1
Thompson Ranch Elementary
C+759 students20:1
El Mirage Elementary School
C+722 students17:1
Luke Elementary School
B−702 students19:1
Dysart Middle School
B602 students16:1
Countryside Elementary School
B590 students15:1
Rancho Gabriela
B+574 students19:1
Sonoran Heights Middle School
A−560 students21:1
Freedom Traditional Academy
A529 students18:1
Ashton Ranch Middle School
B480 students17:1
Valley Vista High School
B−2,334 students24:1
Shadow Ridge High School
B+2,212 students21:1
Willow Canyon High School
B+1,901 students24:1
Dysart High School
B−1,471 students23:1
Dysart iSchool
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.