Valley Union High School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades 9–12 B+School Grade

High school for Sunsites, Elfrida and Sunizona. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

71Students enrolled

1School · + 3 feeders

3Towns served

$26,529Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

SunsitesElfridaSunizona

Grades PK–8

Pearce Elementary School136 students · PearcePearce Elementary District

Grades 9–12

Valley Union High School71 students · ElfridaThis district

Grades PK–8

Elfrida Elementary School126 students · ElfridaElfrida Elementary District

Grades 9–12

Valley Union High School71 students · ElfridaThis district

Grades PK–8

Ash Creek Elementary29 students · PearceAsh Creek Elementary District

Grades 9–12

Valley Union High School71 students · ElfridaThis 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 proficiency5%

State average 31.2% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)

Reading / language arts5%

State average 38.5% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

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

$26,529

per student each year · 115% above the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration43%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)74%

State19%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

114’20

107’21

106’22

87’23

71’24

Students

White · 52%37

Hispanic · 45%32

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%1

Two or more races · 1%1

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

Towns served

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Sunsites611 people · Grades PK–8 at Pearce Elementary School

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Elfrida194 people · Grades PK–8 at Elfrida Elementary School

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Sunizona191 people · Grades PK–8 at Ash Creek Elementary

Schools1 in district · 3 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

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Valley Union High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 71 students · Elfrida

D-Public

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

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Elfrida Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 126 students · Elfrida

B+Public 📚

Ash Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 29 students · Pearce

C+Public 📚

Pearce Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 136 students · Pearce

B+Public

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

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.