Total enrollment
53,283
-3,579 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
82 schools in Gilbert
Arizona · Public K-12
Gilbert, Arizona hosts 82 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 53,283 students, broken out as 49 elementary, 4 middle, and 22 high.
4-year change in Gilbert
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
+3 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
280,262
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
53,283
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
82
public K-12
About Gilbert
Gilbert, Arizona is home to 82 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 53,283 students. By school count, it is a broad city.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 49 elementary, 4 middle, 22 high, and 7 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 650, above the state mean of about 508.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 56,862 students in SY 2020-21 versus 53,283 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 71 to 74 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Gilbert discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.