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Snowflake Unified District

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Snowflake Unified District is located in east Arizona. Snowflake Unified District has 587.23 square miles of land area and 0.46 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Snowflake Unified District population is 12,166. Snowflake Unified District median household income is $53,793 in 2010-2014. Snowflake Unified District median house value is $124,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Snowflake Unified District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (28 out of 101, top 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (34 out of 167, top 20%)* Rank: #76
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	12,166 (2010-2014), rank #92
Population Growth	6.99% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.70/sq mi, rank #110
Median Household Income:	$53,793 at 2010-2014—21.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #39
Median House Price:	$124,400 at 2010-2014—-21.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #100
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	587.23 sq mi, rank #60
Water Area:	0.46 sq mi (0.08%), rank #77
State:	Arizona
County:	Navajo County
City:	White Mountain Lake, Snowflake, Show Low, Taylor, Holbrook
Zip:	85912, 85937, 85901, 85939, 86025
Area:	Show Low, AZ

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Snowflake Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

682 School Bus Ln

Snowflake AZ, 85937, Navajo County

Phone: 928-536-4156

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,470	2,548	2,557	2,628	2,644	2,620	2,638
English Language Learner Students:	57	60	53	49	83	109	144
Total Teachers:	121.25	120.00	118.25	120.50	129.50	130.10	137.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.75	4.75	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.50
Elementary:	82.42	78.58	77.67	78.75	83.75	86.80	87.40
Secondary:	34.08	36.67	35.58	35.75	39.75	37.30	43.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	127.25	111.00	105.25	107.20	118.00	129.80	140.30
Instructional Aides:	42.75	31.00	36.75	35.00	40.50	45.80	53.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.50	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.33	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.70	3.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.25	2.00	2.00	3.50
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	12.50	12.50	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	19.50	19.75	29.50	30.25	32.00	33.00	32.00
Student Support Services:	12.50	10.75	3.00	4.00	6.00	5.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	21.00	18.00	17.00	17.00	19.00	23.50	25.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.37	21.23	21.62	21.81	20.42	20.14	19.16

Schools

Highland Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	361 West 7th South, Snowflake AZ 85937
Snowflake High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	190 South 2nd West, Snowflake AZ 85937
Snowflake Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	62 West 2nd South, Snowflake AZ 85937
Snowflake Junior High School	Grade 6 to Grade 9	1380 South Main St, Snowflake AZ 85937
Snowflake Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	682 School Bus Ln, Snowflake AZ 85937
Taylor Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	29 South 300 East, Taylor AZ 85939
Taylor Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	207 North 500 West, Taylor AZ 85939

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	704	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501.7	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	708	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	717	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	717.81	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	711	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	702	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488.31	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	699	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	697	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501.56	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.43	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468.23	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.18	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485.86	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520.33	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.06	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506.38	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500.34	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.33	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513.02	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505.36	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431.51	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538.74	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508.94	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428.68	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	444	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513.77	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505.39	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,640,000	$6,508		$16,870,000	$6,419		$19,923,000	$7,535
Federal:	$2,015,000	$788	12.1%	$2,652,000	$1,009	15.7%	$3,568,000	$1,349	17.9%
State:	$9,126,000	$3,569	54.8%	$9,712,000	$3,696	57.6%	$10,768,000	$4,073	54.0%
Local:	$5,499,000	$2,151	33.0%	$4,506,000	$1,715	26.7%	$5,587,000	$2,113	28.0%
Total Expenditures:	$17,164,000	$6,713		$18,819,000	$7,161		$20,260,000	$7,663
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,910,000	$6,222		$16,483,000	$6,272		$17,768,000	$6,720
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,613,000	$3,368	54.1%	$9,020,000	$3,432	54.7%	$9,576,000	$3,622	53.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,626,000	$1,027	16.5%	$2,460,000	$936	14.9%	$2,799,000	$1,059	15.8%
Administration:	$1,549,000	$606	9.7%	$1,647,000	$627	10.0%	$1,468,000	$555	8.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,122,000	$1,221	19.6%	$3,356,000	$1,277	20.4%	$3,925,000	$1,484	22.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$823,000	$322		$1,851,000	$704		$2,047,000	$774
Construction:	$0	$0		$14,000	$5		$169,000	$64
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$431,000	$169		$485,000	$185		$445,000	$168

Total Salary:	$9,791,000	$3,829		$9,641,000	$3,669		$9,469,000	$3,581
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,204,000	$2,426	63.4%	$5,951,000	$2,264	61.7%	$5,860,000	$2,216	61.9%
Other Salary:	$3,587,000	$1,403	36.6%	$3,690,000	$1,404	38.3%	$3,609,000	$1,365	38.1%
Total Benefit:	$2,216,000	$867		$2,460,000	$936		$3,355,000	$1,269
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,600,000	$626	72.2%	$1,983,000	$755	80.6%	$2,534,000	$958	75.5%
Other Benefit:	$616,000	$241	27.8%	$477,000	$182	19.4%	$821,000	$311	24.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	74.4%	78.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.6%	21.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.0%	30.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.0%	22.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.8%	30.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.8%	15.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	2.4%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$33,851.0	$31,814.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$27,802.0	$26,430.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$31,758.0	$29,953.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$36,400.0	$34,018.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,806.0	$39,637.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,058.0	NA

* Snowflake Unified District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.