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.