Total enrollment
26,183
-2,926 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
46 schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Arizona · 26,183 students · 3 cities
Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)'s public schools, 46 in all, serve about 26,183 K-12 students inside Arizona, an average of 569 per school.
4-year change in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
42
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 26,183 | #7 of 156 | #265 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 42 | #5 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #40 of 153 | #6,093 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #25 of 123 | #1,446 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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Since 2017-18, the 40 district schools that reported both years went from 29,053 to 25,398 students (down 13%) and from 1,598 to 1,626 full-time teachers (up 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 Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)
Across 46 schools, Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) educates about 26,183 students in Arizona. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) spans 32 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 569 in this district, meaningfully above the Arizona typical of 508.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 10%: 29,109 students in SY 2020-21 versus 26,183 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 43 to 42 across the same 4-year window.
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