District directory · Arizona · 2026–27

School districts in Arizona by county

Arizona has 223 regular public school districts across 15 counties, enrolling 869,299 students in 2024–25. Arizona children must turn 5 by August 31 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Arizona kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Mesa Unified District (4235) in Maricopa County (55,821 students). Maricopa County has the most districts, 56. 8 have a full county directory page, linked below; every other district is listed by name in the table.

Arizona counties and their districts

School districts in Arizona by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Apache County119,259All 11 Apache County districts →
Cochise County2214,790All 22 Cochise County districts →
Coconino County913,574Flagstaff Unified District (4192), Page Unified School District #8 (4196), Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197), Williams Unified District (4193), Grand Canyon Unified District (4194), Coconino County Accommodation School District (10386), Maine Consolidated School District (4199), Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District (4195), Chevelon Butte School District (4198)
Gila County96,749Payson Unified District (4209), Globe Unified District (4208), San Carlos Unified District (4210), Miami Unified District (4211), Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212), Pine Strawberry Elementary District (4214), Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215), Young Elementary District (4213), Gila County Regional School District (87600)
Graham County86,683Safford Unified District (4218), Thatcher Unified District (4219), Pima Unified District (4220), Fort Thomas Unified District (4221), Solomon Elementary District (4222), Bonita Elementary District (4224), Graham County Special Services (4217), Klondyke Elementary District (4223)
Greenlee County41,918Morenci Unified District (4230), Duncan Unified District (4228), Blue Elementary District (4231), Eagle Elementary District (4232)
La Paz County62,202Parker Unified School District (4510), Quartzsite Elementary District (4511), Bicentennial Union High School District (4515), Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514), Wenden Elementary District (4512), Bouse Elementary District (4513)
Maricopa County56554,638All 56 Maricopa County districts →
Mohave County1318,790All 13 Mohave County districts →
Pima County17116,946All 17 Pima County districts →
Pinal County1943,588All 19 Pinal County districts →
Santa Cruz County69,752Nogales Unified District (4457), Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458), Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459), Patagonia Elementary District (4460), Sonoita Elementary District (4461), Patagonia Union High School District (4462)
Yavapai County2219,170All 22 Yavapai County districts →
Yuma County934,880Yuma Union High School District (4507), Yuma Elementary District (4499), Crane Elementary District (4501), Gadsden Elementary District (4505), Somerton Elementary District (4500), Wellton Elementary District (4504), Antelope Union High School District (4506), Mohawk Valley Elementary District (4503), Hyder Elementary District (4502)

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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