School Districts

This is the second of two reports on Arizona’s participation in the NSLP. The first report provided a statewide overview of NSLP and the program’s demographics. This report describes the...

Arizona has a comparatively high percentage of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In fiscal year 2005, about 52 percent of Arizona’s students were reported as eligible...

At $603 per pupil, Amphitheater Unified’s fiscal year 2004 administrative costs were 20 percent higher than the comparable districts’ average of $503. Higher staffing levels and significant payments for its...

The District’s per-pupil administrative costs were 61 percent higher than those of other districts with a similar number of students. These higher costs were most evident in salaries and benefits...

At $1,149 per pupil, San Carlos Unified’s fiscal year 2004 per-pupil administrative costs were 60 percent higher than the comparison districts’ $717 average. Higher salary costs due to a greater...

Yuma Elementary’s fiscal year 2004 classroom dollar percentage of 56 was 2.6 percent less than the state average of 58.6 percent. The District spent 10.5 percent of its current dollars...