Combining your desired lifestyle and budget with the best education options for your child(ren) is a critical part of your home-buying decision. We provide multiple sources of information to research the Phoenix Metropolitan Area schools, districts and the laws and statistics which may influence your decision.
Please note that the various grade levels in Arizona are split differently depending upon city areas. Some cities have separate elementary and high school districts while others have unified school districts. Some elementary school systems include grades K through 8 while others maintain junior high schools of grades 7 through 9 and High Schools of grades 10, 11 and 12. Below is a list of all of the school districts in the greater Phoenix-metro area.
Unified School Districts - Public
Scottsdale Unified School District
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Chandler Unified School District - located in the Southeastern part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Serves 38,000 students. Encompasses 80 square miles, though not all of the City of Chandler.
Fountain Hills Unified School District
Gilbert Unified School District - serves 39,000 students.
Higley Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School District
Dysart Unified School District - serving part of El Mirage, Glendale, Surprise, Youngtown and Maricopa County in the Northwest Valley. Serves 24,00 students. Encompasses 140 square miles.
Cave Creek Unified School District
Peoria Unified School District
Queen Creek Unified School District
J.O Combs Unified School District - serving San Tan Valley and the surrounding community. Serves 4,200 students.
Maricopa Unified School District
Apache Junction Unified School District
High School Districts - Public
Agua Fria Union High School District - Avondale
Buckeye Union High School District
Glendale Union High School District
Phoenix Union High School District
Tempe Union High School District
Elementary School Districts - Public
Alahambra Elementary School District - Phoenix
Avondale Elementary School District
Balsz Elementary School District - Phoenix
Buckeye Elementary School District
Cartwright School District - Phoenix
Creighton School District - Phoenix
Fowler Elementary School District - Phoenix
Glendale Elementary School District
Isaac School District - Phoenix
Kyrene School District - serving parts of Chandler, Tempe, Guadalupe, Phoenix, and the Gila River Indian Reservation
Laveen Elementary School District
Liberty Elementary School District - Buckeye
Litchfield Elementary School District
Littleton Elementary School District - Avondale
Madison Elementary School District - Phoenix
Osborn Schools - Phoenix
Pendergast Elementary School District - Phoenix
Phoenix Elementary School District #1
Riverside Elementary School District - Phoenix
Roosevelt Elementary School District - Phoenix
Tempe Elementary School District
Union Elementary School District - Phoenix
Washington Elementary School District - North-Central Phoenix & East Glendale
Wilson School District - Phoenix
Elementary and High Schools - Private
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Additional Links
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
City of Phoenix School Districts
Arizona Families for Home Education
Arizona Colleges and Universities - Public
Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Arizona - Tucson
Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff
Maricopa Community College District - Phoenix-Metro Area
Phoenix College - Phoenix
Pima Community College - Tucson
Coconino Community College - Flagstaff/Coconino County
Central Arizona College - Coolidge/Pinal County
Eastern Arizona College - Thatcher/Safford
Arizona Western College - Yuma
Yavapai College - Prescott
Cochise College - Douglas
Arizona Colleges and Universities - Private
Western International University - Phoenix
Grand Canyon University - Phoenix
Phoenix School of Law - Phoenix
University of Phoenix - Metro Area
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Scottsdale
NorthCentral University - Prescott
Prescott College - Prescott
