Total enrollment
55,821
-2,135 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
89 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235)
Arizona · 55,821 students · 3 cities
Mesa Unified District (4235)'s footprint covers 89 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 55,821 (an average of 627 per school).
4-year change in Mesa Unified District (4235)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
81
+4 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mesa Unified District (4235) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55,821 | #1 of 156 | #73 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 81 | #2 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #85 of 153 | #7,812 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #20 of 123 | #1,333 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 Mesa Unified District (4235)
Since 2017-18, the 75 district schools that reported both years went from 62,474 to 55,447 students (down 11%) and from 3,176 to 3,025 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 Mesa Unified District (4235)
Mesa Unified District (4235) operates 89 public schools across Arizona, collectively educateing roughly 55,821 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Mesa Unified District (4235) is built around 65 elementary, 10 middle, 10 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 627 in this district, noticeably above the Arizona typical of 508.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 55,821 students, shrank 4% from the 57,956 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Mesa Unified District (4235) added 4 schools, going from 77 to 81.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Mesa Unified District (4235) discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.