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Sanders Unified District

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Sanders Unified District is located in northeast Arizona. Sanders Unified District has 1,706.10 square miles of land area and 0.94 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sanders Unified District population is 6,436. Sanders Unified District median household income is $21,444 in 2010-2014. Sanders Unified District median house value is $78,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Sanders Unified District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (93 out of 101, bottom 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (160 out of 167, bottom 4%)* Rank: #208
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	6,436 (2010-2014), rank #122
Population Growth	24.61% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3.77/sq mi, rank #168
Median Household Income:	$21,444 at 2010-2014—-3.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #214
Median House Price:	$78,800 at 2010-2014—-2.96% increase since 2005-2009, rank #174
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	1,706.10 sq mi, rank #18
Water Area:	0.94 sq mi (0.06%), rank #54
State:	Arizona
County:	Apache County
City:	Saint Johns, Petrified Forest Natl Pk, Sanders, Chambers, Houck, Lupton, Ganado, Wide Ruins
Zip:	85936, 86028, 86512, 86502, 86506, 86508, 86505

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Sanders Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

I40 Hwy 191

Sanders AZ, 86512, Apache County

Phone: 928-688-4700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	808	795	883	969	1,049	1,044	1,099
English Language Learner Students:	39	31	47	33	81	160	3
Total Teachers:	63.00	66.50	68.00	74.00	65.00	63.00	71.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Elementary:	37.33	40.33	28.33	45.67	38.67	36.70	41.70
Secondary:	21.67	24.17	36.67	25.33	23.33	23.30	27.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	104.50	98.00	86.50	89.00	88.75	86.40	96.40
Instructional Aides:	22.00	21.00	21.00	24.00	24.50	22.50	29.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrators:	3.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	12.50	11.50	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	5.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	3.35	5.40	6.90
Student Support Services:	21.00	19.50	12.00	10.00	11.35	12.90	10.90
Other Support Services:	34.00	34.00	39.50	40.00	34.05	31.10	35.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.83	11.95	12.99	13.09	16.14	16.57	15.48

Schools

Sanders Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 7	I40 And Hwy 191 South, Sanders AZ 86512
Sanders Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	Apache 7160, Sanders AZ 86512
Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	I 40 And Us 191, Sanders AZ 86512

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	468	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473.06	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	669	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	674	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	683.67	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	683	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	687	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465.72	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	656	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	663	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466.63	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.16	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419.67	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.54	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441.52	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.04	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.32	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468.79	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461.87	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.41	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	461	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481.1	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466.1	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.09	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454.47	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413.41	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496.89	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494.24	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,195,000	$10,413		$9,203,000	$9,497		$15,384,000	$14,665
Federal:	$2,931,000	$3,319	31.9%	$3,013,000	$3,109	32.7%	$9,248,000	$8,816	60.1%
State:	$5,589,000	$6,330	60.8%	$5,504,000	$5,680	59.8%	$5,204,000	$4,961	33.8%
Local:	$675,000	$764	7.3%	$686,000	$708	7.5%	$932,000	$888	6.1%
Total Expenditures:	$7,403,000	$8,384		$8,629,000	$8,905		$12,433,000	$11,852
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,488,000	$7,348		$6,710,000	$6,925		$10,683,000	$10,184
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,273,000	$1,442	19.6%	$1,401,000	$1,446	20.9%	$5,196,000	$4,953	48.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,208,000	$1,368	18.6%	$902,000	$931	13.4%	$1,032,000	$984	9.7%
Administration:	$1,263,000	$1,430	19.5%	$1,133,000	$1,169	16.9%	$1,141,000	$1,088	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,744,000	$3,108	42.3%	$3,274,000	$3,379	48.8%	$3,314,000	$3,159	31.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$754,000	$854		$1,919,000	$1,980		$1,750,000	$1,668
Construction:	$135,000	$153		$1,087,000	$1,122		$869,000	$828
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$161,000	$182		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$3,575,000	$4,049		$2,969,000	$3,064		$5,988,000	$5,708
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$802,000	$908	22.4%	$739,000	$763	24.9%	$3,500,000	$3,337	58.5%
Other Salary:	$2,773,000	$3,140	77.6%	$2,230,000	$2,301	75.1%	$2,488,000	$2,372	41.5%
Total Benefit:	$774,000	$877		$768,000	$793		$1,543,000	$1,471
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$181,000	$205	23.4%	$120,000	$124	15.6%	$951,000	$907	61.6%
Other Benefit:	$593,000	$672	76.6%	$648,000	$669	84.4%	$592,000	$564	38.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.6%	73.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.4%	27.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.2%	30.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	27.7%	30.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	33.8%	31.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	9.2%	7.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,668.0	$33,552.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,873.0	$27,355.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,877.0	$31,790.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,788.0	$37,925.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,950.0	$46,300.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Sanders 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.