District Profile

Phoenix Union High School District Profile

  • Year Founded: 1895

  • Student Enrollment: 25,903

  • Attendance Rate: 87.6%

  • 4-year Graduation Rate: 73.4%

  • Annual Dropout Rate: 6%

  • District Size: 220 Square Miles

  • Grades: 9-12

23 Schools

  • 11 Comprehensive

  • 4 Small Specialty Schools

  • 3 Support Schools

  • 3 Micro Schools

  • 1 Digital Academy

  • PXU City

District Diversity

  • Hispanic: 81.4%

  • African American: 9.4%

  • Caucasian: 3.9%

  • Native American: 2.2%

  • Asian: 1.4%

  • Other: 1.7%

  • English Language Learners: 17.4%

  • Primary Home Language

  • Spanish: 44.7%

  • English: 52.2%

  • Primary Home

  • Languages Represented: 100+

  • Special Education Program: 10.8%

  • Gifted Program: 4.5%

  • Free and Reduced Lunch: 86%

Magnet Programs

  • Aviation / Aerospace Education

  • Computer Studies

  • Global Studies

  • International Baccalaureate

  • Law-Related Studies

  • Medical and Health Studies

  • Metro Tech High School

  • Multimedia Communications

  • Performing Arts

  • Visual Arts

Elementary Partner Districts

Alhambra, Balsz, Cartwright, Creighton, Isaac, Laveen, Madison, Murphy, Osborn, Phoenix Elementary, Riverside, Roosevelt, and Wilson

Employees: 3,174

Staff

  • Teachers: 1,370

  • Certified Non-Teachers: 288

  • Support Staff: 1,371 (including 184 Part-Time workers)

  • Administrators: 145

Teacher Education

  • 66% have Masters or above

Teacher Experience

  • 62% 10 years or more

  • 23% 4-9 years

  • 15% 0-3 years

  • Beginning Teacher Salary: $52,200

  • Average Teacher Salary: $77,686 *Includes Prop 301 Performance-based pay.