Sarah Marley School

Sarah Marley School is an intimate elementary-level community in DOUGLAS, Arizona, one of the schools within Douglas Unified District (4174). The school hosts 291 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Sarah Marley School sits 35% below that benchmark.

Sarah Marley School is one of 9 schools operated by Douglas Unified District (4174), a district that instructs 3,608 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sarah Marley School records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Cochise County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Sarah Marley School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sarah Marley School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cochise County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,742 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Cochise County's 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), Sarah Marley School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Center for Academic Success #2 - Douglas 9-12, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Sarah Marley School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sarah Marley School has increased 28%, going from 228 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sarah Marley School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.