The district is located in 98-square miles of northeast Phoenix and north Scottsdale in an area bounded by 7th Avenue and Pima Road, and Northern Avenue and Jomax Road.
Schools
The district has 30 elementary schools, seven middle schools for 7th and 8th grades, and five high schools for grades 9-12 grade, two alternative schools and one comprehensive online school.
All elementary schools include free full-day kindergarten
High schools offer dual-enrollment and college credits
PVOnline, an accredited online instructional provider, offers courses for grade 1-12. A student may attend school entirely online and still participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities with the school located within their school boundaries.
At each level -- elementary, middle and high school, the district has Title 1 schools.
The district also offers preschool, Gifted preschool, night classes and Special Education services.
Student population
The district serves approximately 32,000 students with about one-third of them open enrolled from outside the district or outside their home school boundaries via open enrollment.
Instruction and support staff
The district is one of the largest employers in the north Valley with approximately 3,800 employees. Staff includes:
Highly qualified teachers.
School nurses, full time, at all of our schools.
Licensed certified professionals such as school psychologists, speech pathologists and other professionals dedicated to supporting the whole child.
Educational Support Professionals. District operations are supported by professionals in many areas including IT, transportation, nutrition and business operations.
Academic programs
Most of our schools feature signature programs or specialties unique to each school to provide a wide variety of choice.
Parent involvement
The district is committed to parent involvement, including volunteering in classrooms or for special events, working on school councils which help advise principals, Parent Teacher Organizations. and involvement with United Parent Council, a coalition of PTO members from all schools in the district.The district and schools provide email and phone updates on important matters to keep parents informed.