| School district | City | Teachers (FTE) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Unified District (4235) | Mesa | 3,056 | Official site |
| Tucson Unified District (4403) | Tucson | 2,715 | Official site |
| Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Chandler | 2,355 | Official site |
| Deer Valley Unified District (4246) | Phoenix | 1,917 | Official site |
| Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Gilbert | 1,914 | Official site |
| Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Glendale | 1,856 | Official site |
| Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Phoenix | 1,668 | Official site |
| Phoenix Union High School District (4286) | Phoenix | 1,350 | Official site |
| Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Scottsdale | 1,271 | Official site |
| Dysart Unified District (4243) | Surprise | 1,157 | Official site |
| Washington Elementary School District (4260) | Glendale | 1,111 | Official site |
| Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Tempe | 821 | Official site |
| Vail Unified District (4413) | Vail | 808 | Official site |
| Marana Unified District (4404) | Marana | 787 | Official site |
| Amphitheater Unified District (4406) | Tucson | 750 | Official site |
| Higley Unified School District (4248) | Gilbert | 747 | Official site |
| Sunnyside Unified District (4407) | Tucson | 746 | Official site |
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | Queen Creek | 735 | Official site |
| Glendale Union High School District (4285) | Glendale | 724 | Official site |
| Tempe School District (4258) | Tempe | 702 | Official site |
| Cartwright Elementary District (4282) | Phoenix | 676 | Official site |
| Tolleson Union High School District (4288) | Tolleson | 666 | Official site |
| Tempe Union High School District (4287) | Tempe | 557 | Official site |
| Alhambra Elementary District (4280) | Phoenix | 551 | Official site |
| Flagstaff Unified District (4192) | Flagstaff | 548 | Official site |
| Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | Litchfield Park | 533 | Official site |
| Maricopa Unified School District (4441) | Maricopa | 519 | Official site |
| Florence Unified School District (4437) | Florence | 505 | Official site |
| Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) | Avondale | 484 | Official site |
| Yuma Union High School District (4507) | Yuma | 472 | Official site |
| Yuma Elementary District (4499) | Yuma | 464 | Official site |
| Laveen Elementary District (4276) | Laveen | 447 | Official site |
| Pendergast Elementary District (4283) | Phoenix | 429 | Official site |
| Glendale Elementary District (4271) | Glendale | 426 | Official site |
| Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) | Phoenix | 395 | Official site |
| Sahuarita Unified District (4411) | Sahuarita | 343 | Official site |
| Kingman Unified School District (79598) | Kingman | 330 | Official site |
| Phoenix Elementary District (4256) | Phoenix | 325 | Official site |
| Buckeye Elementary District (4269) | Buckeye | 319 | Official site |
| Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) | Casa Grande | 303 | Official site |
| Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) | Tucson | 302 | Official site |
| Creighton Elementary District (4263) | Phoenix | 297 | Official site |
| Madison Elementary District (4270) | Phoenix | 296 | Official site |
| Humboldt Unified District (4469) | Prescott Vly | 282 | Official site |
| Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) | Tucson | 280 | Official site |
| Nogales Unified District (4457) | Nogales | 273 | Official site |
| Crane Elementary District (4501) | Yuma | 263 | Official site |
| Isaac Elementary District (4259) | Phoenix | 255 | Official site |
| Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) | Lake Havasu City | 246 | Official site |
| Liberty Elementary District (4266) | Buckeye | 240 | Official site |
| Avondale Elementary District (4272) | Avondale | 235 | Official site |
| Buckeye Union High School District (4284) | Buckeye | 235 | Official site |
| Cave Creek Unified District (4244) | Scottsdale | 215 | Official site |
| Prescott Unified District (4466) | Prescott | 209 | Official site |
| Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) | Sierra Vista | 209 | Official site |
| Chinle Unified District (4158) | Chinle | 203 | Official site |
| J O Combs Unified School District (4445) | San Tan Vly | 197 | Official site |
| Gadsden Elementary District (4505) | San Luis | 188 | Official site |
| Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) | Casa Grande | 179 | Official site |
| Douglas Unified District (4174) | Douglas | 172 | Official site |
| Fowler Elementary District (4273) | Phoenix | 172 | Official site |
| Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) | Wittmann | 167 | Official site |
| Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) | Rio Rico | 160 | Official site |
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264) | Tolleson | 157 | Official site |
| Coolidge Unified District (4442) | Coolidge | 156 | Official site |
| Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) | Tonopah | 152 | Official site |
| Somerton Elementary District (4500) | Somerton | 149 | Official site |
| Apache Junction Unified District (4443) | Apache Junction | 145 | Official site |
| Safford Unified District (4218) | Safford | 144 | Official site |
| Morenci Unified District (4230) | Morenci | 139 | Official site |
| Page Unified School District #8 (4196) | Page | 139 | Official site |
| Whiteriver Unified District (4394) | Whiteriver | 136 | Official site |
| Osborn Elementary District (4262) | Phoenix | 135 | Official site |
| Bullhead City School District (4378) | Bullhead City | 132 | Official site |
| Payson Unified District (4209) | Payson | 132 | Official site |
| Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) | Tucson | 132 | Official site |
| Show Low Unified District (4393) | Show Low | 127 | Official site |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391) | Snowflake | 126 | Official site |
| Holbrook Unified District (4389) | Holbrook | 122 | Official site |
| Balsz Elementary District (4268) | Phoenix | 119 | Official site |
| Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) | Kayenta | 112 | Official site |
| Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) | Tuba City | 107 | Official site |
| Chino Valley Unified District (4474) | Chino Valley | 105 | Official site |
| Winslow Unified District (4387) | Winslow | 105 | Official site |
| Parker Unified School District (4510) | Parker | 101 | Official site |
| San Carlos Unified District (4210) | San Carlos | 98 | Official site |
| Thatcher Unified District (4219) | Thatcher | 96 | Official site |
| Toltec School District (4450) | Eloy | 96 | Official site |
| Window Rock Unified District (4154) | Fort Defiance | 96 | Official site |
| Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) | Lakeside | 93 | Official site |
| Colorado River Union High School District (4381) | Bullhead City | 90 | Official site |
| Union Elementary District (4277) | Tolleson | 88 | Official site |
| Camp Verde Unified District (4470) | Camp Verde | 85 | Official site |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) | Cottonwood | 85 | Official site |
| Globe Unified District (4208) | Globe | 81 | Official site |
| Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) | Fountain Hills | 75 | Official site |
| Round Valley Unified District (4155) | Springerville | 75 | Official site |
| Pinon Unified District (4390) | Pinon | 74 | Official site |
| Ganado Unified School District (4157) | Ganado | 73 | Official site |
| Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) | Sells | 72 | Official site |
| Benson Unified School District (79226) | Benson | 71 | Official site |
| Willcox Unified District (4170) | Willcox | 69 | Official site |
| Wickenburg Unified District (4236) | Wickenburg | 65 | Official site |
| Pima Unified District (4220) | Pima | 61 | Official site |
| Mingus Union High School District (4488) | Cottonwood | 56 | — |
| St Johns Unified District (4153) | St Johns | 56 | Official site |
| Fort Thomas Unified District (4221) | Fort Thomas | 55 | Official site |
| Tombstone Unified District (4168) | Tombstone | 54 | Official site |
| Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) | Fort Huachuca | 53 | Official site |
| Miami Unified District (4211) | Miami | 52 | Official site |
| Sanders Unified District (4156) | Sanders | 49 | Official site |
| Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) | Hereford | 48 | Official site |
| Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9 (4467) | Sedona | 47 | Official site |
| Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379) | Mohave Valley | 46 | Official site |
| Bisbee Unified District (4169) | Bisbee | 44 | Official site |
| Murphy Elementary District (4265) | Phoenix | 44 | Official site |
| Joseph City Unified District (4388) | Joseph City | 42 | Official site |
| Riverside Elementary District (4257) | Phoenix | 42 | Official site |
| Sacaton Elementary District (4449) | Sacaton | 39 | Official site |
| Williams Unified District (4193) | Williams | 39 | Official site |
| Continental Elementary District (4416) | Green Valley | 38 | Official site |
| Mayer Unified School District (4473) | Mayer | 38 | Official site |
| Eloy Elementary District (4448) | Eloy | 37 | Official site |
| Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) | Heber | 35 | Official site |
| Bagdad Unified District (4468) | Bagdad | 34 | Official site |
| Gila Bend Unified District (4238) | Gila Bend | 32 | Official site |
| Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439) | San Manuel | 31 | Official site |
| Ajo Unified District (4409) | Ajo | 29 | Official site |
| Colorado City Unified District (4370) | Colorado City | 28 | Official site |
| Grand Canyon Unified District (4194) | Grand Canyon Village | 28 | Official site |
| Red Mesa Unified District (4159) | Teec Nos Pos | 28 | Official site |
| Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) | Tucson | 26 | Official site |
| St David Unified District (4173) | Saint David | 26 | Official site |
| Littlefield Unified District (4374) | Beaver Dam | 25 | Official site |
| Oracle Elementary District (4444) | Oracle | 25 | Official site |
| Ray Unified District (4438) | Kearny | 24 | Official site |
| Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District (4435) | Toltec | 23 | Official site |
| Palo Verde Elementary District (4275) | Palo Verde | 23 | Official site |
| Red Rock Elementary District (4447) | Red Rock | 23 | Official site |
| Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) | Clarkdale | 21 | Official site |
| Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212) | Winkelman | 21 | — |
| Stanfield Elementary District (4451) | Stanfield | 20 | Official site |
| Superior Unified School District (4440) | Superior | 20 | Official site |
| Yarnell Elementary District (4485) | Peeples Valley | 20 | Official site |
| Arlington Elementary District (4274) | Arlington | 19 | Official site |
| Duncan Unified District (4228) | Duncan | 19 | — |
| Pine Strawberry Elementary District (4214) | Pine | 19 | Official site |
| Naco Elementary District (4176) | Naco | 18 | Official site |
| Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454) | Eloy | 17 | Official site |
| Sonoita Elementary District (4461) | Elgin | 17 | Official site |
| Antelope Union High School District (4506) | Wellton | 16 | — |
| Beaver Creek Elementary District (4481) | Rimrock | 15 | Official site |
| Ash Fork Joint Unified District (4471) | Ash Fork | 13 | Official site |
| Maine Consolidated School District (4199) | Parks | 13 | Official site |
| San Simon Unified District (4172) | San Simon | 13 | Official site |
| Wellton Elementary District (4504) | Wellton | 13 | Official site |
| Congress Elementary District (4479) | Congress | 12 | Official site |
| Solomon Elementary District (4222) | Solomon | 12 | — |
| Aguila Elementary District (4249) | Aguila | 11 | Official site |
| Bonita Elementary District (4224) | Willcox | 11 | Official site |
| Canon Elementary District (4484) | Black Canyon City | 11 | Official site |
| Cedar Unified District (4395) | Keams Canyon | 11 | Official site |
| Mohawk Valley Elementary District (4503) | Roll | 11 | Official site |
| Morristown Elementary District (4251) | Morristown | 11 | Official site |
| Vernon Elementary District (4162) | Vernon | 11 | Official site |
| Cochise Elementary District (4177) | Cochise | 10 | — |
| Concho Elementary District (4160) | Concho | 10 | Official site |
| Elfrida Elementary District (4185) | Elfrida | 10 | Official site |
| Kirkland Elementary District (4480) | Kirkland | 10 | Official site |
| Patagonia Elementary District (4460) | Patagonia | 10 | Official site |
| Patagonia Union High School District (4462) | Patagonia | 10 | Official site |
| Quartzsite Elementary District (4511) | Ehrenberg | 10 | Official site |
| Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District (4195) | Fredonia | 9 | Official site |
| Hyder Elementary District (4502) | Dateland | 9 | Official site |
| Paloma School District (4255) | Gila Bend | 9 | Official site |
| Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514) | Salome | 9 | Official site |
| Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459) | Nogales | 9 | Official site |
| Valley Union High School District (4190) | Elfrida | 9 | Official site |
| Bicentennial Union High School District (4515) | Salome | 8 | Official site |
| Mcnary Elementary District (4163) | Mcnary | 8 | — |
| Picacho Elementary District (4452) | Picacho | 8 | Official site |
| Pomerene Elementary District (4188) | Pomerene | 8 | Official site |
| Seligman Unified District (4472) | Seligman | 8 | Official site |
| Wenden Elementary District (4512) | Wenden | 8 | — |
| Coconino County Accommodation School District (10386) | Flagstaff | 7 | Official site |
| McNeal Elementary District (4181) | Mcneal | 7 | Official site |
| Pearce Elementary District (4186) | Pearce | 7 | Official site |
| Young Elementary District (4213) | Young | 7 | Official site |
| Alpine Elementary District (4161) | Alpine | 6 | Official site |
| Bowie Unified District (4171) | Bowie | 6 | Official site |
| Valentine Elementary District (4380) | Truxton | 6 | Official site |
| Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) | Prescott | 6 | Official site |
| Skull Valley Elementary District (4478) | Skull Valley | 5 | — |
| Maricopa County Regional School District (4234) | Phoenix | 4 | Official site |
| Mobile Elementary District (4253) | Maricopa | 4 | Official site |
| Sentinel Elementary District (4250) | Dateland | 4 | — |
| Bouse Elementary District (4513) | Bouse | 3 | Official site |
| Double Adobe Elementary District (4179) | Mcneal | 3 | Official site |
| Hillside Elementary District (4482) | Hillside | 3 | Official site |
| Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215) | Tonto Basin | 3 | Official site |
| Yucca Elementary District (4377) | Yucca | 3 | Official site |
| Navajo County Accommodation District #99 (4386) | Holbrook | 2 | — |
| Topock Elementary District (4376) | Topock | 2 | Official site |
| Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) | Pearce | 1 | Official site |
| Owens School District No.6 (4373) | Wikieup | 1 | — |
| Apache Elementary District (4178) | Portal | 0 | Official site |
| Blue Elementary District (4231) | Blue | 0 | — |
| Cochise County Accommodation School District (1001687) | Bisbee | 0 | Official site |
| Crown King Elementary District (4483) | Crown King | 0 | Official site |
| Gila County Regional School District (87600) | Globe | 0 | — |
| Hackberry School District (4371) | Kingman | 0 | Official site |
| San Fernando Elementary District (4414) | Sasabe | 0 | — |
| Chevelon Butte School District (4198) | Forest Lakes | Not published | — |
| Eagle Elementary District (4232) | Clifton | Not published | — |
| Empire Elementary District (4415) | Sonoita | Not published | — |
| Graham County Special Services (4217) | Pima | Not published | Official site |
| Klondyke Elementary District (4223) | Safford | Not published | — |
| Littleton Elementary District (4278) | Avondale | Not published | Official site |
| Peach Springs Unified District (4369) | Peach Springs | Not published | Official site |
| Pima County Accommodation School District (4401) | Tucson | Not published | — |
| Redington Elementary District (4417) | Tucson | Not published | — |
| Williamson Valley Elementary School District (4475) | Prescott | Not published | — |
| Wilson Elementary District (4261) | Phoenix | Not published | Official site |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff). Data captured September 30, 2026.
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