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Glendale Union High School District
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Glendale and Peoria, and parts of Phoenix.
Students
16,040
Schools
11
Spent per student
$11,218
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
22:1
Debt
$151.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Glendale Union High School District
- School Grade B: better than 59% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the AZ average
- 22 students per teacher
- Debt of $151.5M, about $9,444 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 proficiency23%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 77.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,218 per student · 9% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 54%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,462’20
16,695’21
16,535’22
16,407’23
16,040’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 63%White 20%Black 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Sunnyslope High School
B+2,322 students24:1
Apollo High School
B−2,152 students23:1
Independence High School
B−1,907 students22:1
Glendale High School
C1,734 students21:1
Washington High School
C+1,659 students22:1
Thunderbird High School
B1,592 students24:1
Moon Valley High School
B−1,471 students20:1
Greenway High School
B1,318 students21:1
Cortez High School
C−1,132 students22:1
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy
D468 students13:1
Glendale Union Online
C−285 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.