Total enrollment
40,316
-1,582 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
102 schools in Tucson Unified District (4403)
Arizona · 40,316 students · 2 cities
Tucson Unified District (4403)'s public schools, 102 in all, serve about 40,316 K-12 students inside Arizona, an average of 395 per school.
4-year change in Tucson Unified District (4403)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
88
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tucson Unified District (4403) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40,316 | #3 of 156 | #138 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 88 | #1 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #34 of 153 | #5,325 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #59 of 123 | #2,540 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 Tucson Unified District (4403)
Since 2017-18, the 85 district schools that reported both years went from 45,416 to 39,671 students (down 13%) and from 2,510 to 2,671 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 Tucson Unified District (4403)
Tucson Unified District (4403) is a medium-population public-school district in Arizona. The district operates 102 schools and serves approximately 40,316 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Tucson Unified District (4403) consists of 75 elementary, 12 middle, 13 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 395 in this district, meaningfully below the Arizona typical of 508.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Tucson Unified District (4403) has shrank 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 41,898 students to 40,316.
On this page, the community for Tucson Unified District (4403) discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.