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Gila Bend Unified District

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Gila Bend Unified District is located in southwest Arizona. Gila Bend Unified District has 1,162.32 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gila Bend Unified District population is 2,610. Gila Bend Unified District median household income is $33,083 in 2010-2014. Gila Bend Unified District median house value is $63,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Gila Bend Unified District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (95 out of 101, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (164 out of 167, bottom 2%)* Rank: #211
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,610 (2010-2014), rank #156
Population Growth	87.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2.25/sq mi, rank #183
Median Household Income:	$33,083 at 2010-2014—0.60% increase since 2005-2009, rank #171
Median House Price:	$63,800 at 2010-2014—-25.81% increase since 2005-2009, rank #193
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	1,162.32 sq mi, rank #29
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #192
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Gila Bend, Arlington
Zip:	85337, 85326, 85322
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Gila Bend Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

308 North Martin Ave

Gila Bend AZ, 85337, Maricopa County

Phone: 928-683-2225

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	381	405	425	440	482	502	456
English Language Learner Students:	83	74	57	58	70	142	85
Total Teachers:	26.22	28.75	29.00	25.00	31.00	33.00	29.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.02	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	15.46	17.42	18.00	14.00	17.00	19.00	16.70
Secondary:	8.74	9.33	9.00	9.00	12.00	12.00	10.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	37.00	38.00	32.00	38.75	29.99	33.00	31.00
Instructional Aides:	12.00	11.00	12.00	19.00	10.00	13.00	13.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.67	0.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.33	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	8.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	1.00	1.00	4.00	3.00	2.99	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Student Support Services:	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.75	7.00	7.00	6.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.53	14.09	14.66	17.60	15.55	15.21	15.72

Schools

Gila Bend Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 8	308 North Martin Ave, Gila Bend AZ 85337
Gila Bend High School		Grade 9 to Grade 12	308 North Martin Ave, Gila Bend AZ 85337

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	671	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473.97	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	666	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	683	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	678.3	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	672	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	701	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460.65	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	658	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	665	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471.31	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.23	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427.58	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.79	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450.86	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467.04	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.11	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460.21	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	499
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	423
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	449	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471.5	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.17	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.17	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458.93	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.1	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500.67	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461.69	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.17	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498.7	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494.22	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,244,000	$12,339		$4,875,000	$11,080		$5,592,000	$11,602
Federal:	$980,000	$2,306	18.7%	$996,000	$2,264	20.4%	$1,332,000	$2,763	23.8%
State:	$508,000	$1,195	9.7%	$304,000	$691	6.2%	$339,000	$703	6.1%
Local:	$3,756,000	$8,838	71.6%	$3,575,000	$8,125	73.3%	$3,921,000	$8,135	70.1%
Total Expenditures:	$3,713,000	$8,736		$4,462,000	$10,141		$4,186,000	$8,685
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,669,000	$8,633		$3,950,000	$8,977		$4,004,000	$8,307
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,720,000	$4,047	46.9%	$1,892,000	$4,300	47.9%	$2,181,000	$4,525	54.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$388,000	$913	10.6%	$352,000	$800	8.9%	$284,000	$589	7.1%
Administration:	$624,000	$1,468	17.0%	$733,000	$1,666	18.6%	$679,000	$1,409	17.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$937,000	$2,205	25.5%	$973,000	$2,211	24.6%	$860,000	$1,784	21.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$28,000	$66		$57,000	$130		$182,000	$378
Construction:	$0	$0		$8,000	$18		$52,000	$108
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$16,000	$38		$455,000	$1,034		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$2,194,000	$5,162		$2,379,000	$5,407		$2,361,000	$4,898
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,320,000	$3,106	60.2%	$1,415,000	$3,216	59.5%	$1,518,000	$3,149	64.3%
Other Salary:	$874,000	$2,056	39.8%	$964,000	$2,191	40.5%	$843,000	$1,749	35.7%
Total Benefit:	$577,000	$1,358		$622,000	$1,414		$706,000	$1,465
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$288,000	$678	49.9%	$317,000	$720	51.0%	$424,000	$880	60.1%
Other Benefit:	$289,000	$680	50.1%	$305,000	$693	49.0%	$282,000	$585	39.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.3%	80.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.7%	19.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.4%	45.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.1%	19.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	13.8%	25.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.8%	NA
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$35,967.0	$30,433.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,407.0	$29,851.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,941.0	$28,210.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,892.0	$31,875.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$35,676.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Gila Bend Unified District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.