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Ray Unified District

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Ray Unified District is located in southeast Arizona. Ray Unified District has 785.90 square miles of land area and 4.55 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ray Unified District population is 3,676. Ray Unified District median household income is $50,000 in 2010-2014. Ray Unified District median house value is $96,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Ray Unified District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (49 out of 101, top 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (76 out of 167, top 46%)* Rank: #119
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	3,676 (2010-2014), rank #141
Population Growth	-29.31% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	4.65/sq mi, rank #161
Median Household Income:	$50,000 at 2010-2014—44.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #55
Median House Price:	$96,100 at 2010-2014—8.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #148
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	785.90 sq mi, rank #46
Water Area:	4.55 sq mi (0.58%), rank #22
State:	Arizona
County:	Pinal County
City:	Winkelman, Oracle, Florence, Kearny, Dudleyville
Zip:	85192, 85623, 85132, 85137
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Ray Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

Hwy 177

Kearny AZ, 85137, Pinal County

Phone: 520-363-5515

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	496	533	571	603
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	1	NA
Total Teachers:	36.00	40.60	44.20	42.60
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	24.34	27.94	28.70	26.70
Secondary:	9.66	10.66	13.50	13.90
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	41.24	43.03	39.70	41.30
Instructional Aides:	12.25	10.86	12.20	12.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.75	1.75	1.00	0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.75	0.75	0.20	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.80	0.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.70
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.30	0.00	0.80
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	3.00	5.10
School Administrative Support:	3.00	4.00	2.80	2.80
Student Support Services:	9.82	9.01	7.90	6.30
Other Support Services:	8.42	10.11	11.80	11.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.78	13.13	12.92	14.15

Schools

Ray Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	651 Sen. Chastain Dr, Kearny AZ 85137
Ray Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	701 North Hwy 177, Kearny AZ 85137
Ray Jr/Sr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	701 North Hwy 177, Kearny AZ 85137

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	720	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496.5	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	716	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	702	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	696.69	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	706	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	708	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.45	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	693	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	679	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470.38	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.97	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	457	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	434.42	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.93	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486.7	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557.18	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	576	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.66	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487.84	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486.3	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	416.81	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522.42	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520.52	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420.44	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521.82	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.36	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421.65	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519.19	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504.31	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,218,000	$10,093		$5,810,000	$10,860		$5,859,000	$10,576
Federal:	$784,000	$1,516	15.0%	$887,000	$1,658	15.3%	$979,000	$1,767	16.7%
State:	$854,000	$1,652	16.4%	$1,019,000	$1,905	17.5%	$1,038,000	$1,874	17.7%
Local:	$3,580,000	$6,925	68.6%	$3,904,000	$7,297	67.2%	$3,842,000	$6,935	65.6%
Total Expenditures:	$4,944,000	$9,563		$5,054,000	$9,447		$4,950,000	$8,935
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,542,000	$8,785		$4,623,000	$8,641		$4,558,000	$8,227
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,489,000	$4,814	54.8%	$2,570,000	$4,804	55.6%	$2,550,000	$4,603	55.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$375,000	$725	8.3%	$321,000	$600	6.9%	$317,000	$572	7.0%
Administration:	$600,000	$1,161	13.2%	$760,000	$1,421	16.4%	$668,000	$1,206	14.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,078,000	$2,085	23.7%	$972,000	$1,817	21.0%	$1,023,000	$1,847	22.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$278,000	$538		$71,000	$133		$227,000	$410
Construction:	$60,000	$116		$23,000	$43		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$124,000	$240		$360,000	$673		$165,000	$298

Total Salary:	$2,934,000	$5,675		$3,162,000	$5,910		$2,987,000	$5,392
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,893,000	$3,662	64.5%	$2,026,000	$3,787	64.1%	$1,975,000	$3,565	66.1%
Other Salary:	$1,041,000	$2,014	35.5%	$1,136,000	$2,123	35.9%	$1,012,000	$1,827	33.9%
Total Benefit:	$686,000	$1,327		$612,000	$1,144		$575,000	$1,038
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$463,000	$896	67.5%	$395,000	$738	64.5%	$383,000	$691	66.6%
Other Benefit:	$223,000	$431	32.5%	$217,000	$406	35.5%	$192,000	$347	33.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.9%	80.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.1%	19.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.9%	34.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	13.2%	14.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	34.2%	24.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.1%	22.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,782.0	$37,746.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,249.0	$33,869.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,726.0	$37,170.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,454.0	$38,829.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,555.0	$41,381.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Ray Unified District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.