Total enrollment
32,265
+204 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
41 schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
Arizona · 32,265 students · 8 cities
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) runs the local public-school system inside Arizona: 41 K-12 schools serving roughly 32,265 students, with 31 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
41
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Deer Valley Unified District (4246) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,265 | #5 of 156 | #199 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 41 | #6 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #62 of 153 | #6,995 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #41 of 123 | #1,984 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 Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
Since 2017-18, the 38 district schools that reported both years went from 33,013 to 30,378 students (down 8%) and from 1,849 to 1,805 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
As a moderately sized district in Arizona, Deer Valley Unified District (4246) serves 32,265 students across 41 schools.
On the school-mix side, Deer Valley Unified District (4246) covers 31 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Deer Valley Unified District (4246) is about 787, above the Arizona average of roughly 508.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 32,265 students, remained close to its prior level from the 32,061 reported in SY 2020-21. Deer Valley Unified District (4246) now counts 41 public schools, up from 40 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Deer Valley Unified District (4246) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.