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Payson, AZ
Public School Ratings




Payson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Payson Unified District 4209 School District details

Payson Unified District 4209 School District
902 W Main St
Payson, AZ 85541

2,283 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Payson Unified District 4209 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arizona

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.0% of all AZ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
38%
34%
42%
24%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Julia Randall Elementary School
902 W Main St
Payson, AZ, 85541
02-05
Payson Center For Success Online School
902 W Main St
Payson, AZ, 85541
07-12
Payson Center For Success High School
514 W Wade Ln
Payson, AZ, 85541
M-M
Payson Elementary School
500 East Rancho Road
Payson, AZ, 85541
KG-02
Payson High School
301 S Mclane Rd
Payson, AZ, 85541
09-12
Rim Country Middle School
304 S Meadow St
Payson, AZ, 85541
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.9% 35.4%
Black 1.0% 6.0%
Hispanic 28.6% 49.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.9% 5.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 0.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 0.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,238 $11,958,000 41.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,053 $2,405,000 8.3%
Staff $631 $1,441,000 4.9%
General Administration $159 $362,000 1.2%
School Administration $469 $1,071,000 3.7%
Operation $1,335 $3,047,000 10.5%
Transportation $644 $1,471,000 5.0%
Other $380 $867,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,671 $10,664,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,856 $6,521,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $12,765 $29,143,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,503 $6,200,080,000 44.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $882 $994,025,000 7.1%
Staff $535 $602,422,000 4.3%
General Administration $191 $214,711,000 1.5%
School Administration $550 $619,559,000 4.4%
Operation $1,146 $1,291,110,000 9.2%
Transportation $376 $424,188,000 3.0%
Other $494 $556,475,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,173 $4,702,490,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,732 $3,077,967,000 22.0%
Total Expenditures $12,408 $13,980,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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