Total enrollment
41,421
-1,660 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
49 schools in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
Arizona · 41,421 students · 4 cities
Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) hosts 49 public K-12 schools inside Arizona, collectively enrolling about 41,421 students (around 845 per school).
4-year change in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
+6 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41,421 | #2 of 156 | #132 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 48 | #3 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #73 of 153 | #7,468 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #3 of 123 | #386 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
Since 2017-18, the 43 district schools that reported both years went from 44,421 to 40,343 students (down 9%) and from 2,354 to 2,279 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) is a medium-population public-school district in Arizona. The district maintains 49 schools and enrolls approximately 41,421 students.
For a sense of the school types, Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) is made up of 32 elementary, 6 middle, 10 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 845 in this district, noticeably above the Arizona typical of 508.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 4%: 43,081 students in SY 2020-21 versus 41,421 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) opened 6 schools, going from 42 to 48.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.