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J. O. Combs Unified School District

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J. O. Combs Unified School District is located close to the center of Arizona. J. O. Combs Unified School District has 68.12 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total J. O. Combs Unified School District population is 38,281. J. O. Combs Unified School District median household income is $58,253 in 2010-2014. J. O. Combs Unified School District median house value is $134,000 in 2010-2014. On average, J. O. Combs Unified School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (66 out of 101, bottom 35%) Elementary/Middle School: (65 out of 167, top 39%)* Rank: #131
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	38,281 (2010-2014), rank #56
Population Growth	154.97% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	561.92/sq mi, rank #46
Median Household Income:	$58,253 at 2010-2014—-5.85% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Median House Price:	$134,000 at 2010-2014—-40.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #83
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	68.12 sq mi, rank #181
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #192
State:	Arizona
County:	Pinal County
City:	San Tan Valley, Queen Creek
Zip:	85143, 85140
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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J. O. Combs Unified School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 East Combs Rd

San Tan Valley AZ, 85140, Pinal County

Phone: 480-987-5300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,510	4,528	4,486	3,282
English Language Learner Students:	130	82	138	239
Total Teachers:	187.49	207.60	206.50	159.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	0.00	9.50	16.00	9.50
Elementary:	132.57	144.70	156.00	147.00
Secondary:	54.92	50.40	31.50	1.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	255.19	227.57	170.10	128.50
Instructional Aides:	52.59	67.50	48.50	40.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.60	1.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.50	6.00	5.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.17	3.40	4.30	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.33	2.60	0.70	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	5.50	1.00	3.00	2.50
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	14.50	11.00	1.00	2.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	12.00	14.00	8.50	3.50
Student Support Services:	62.36	46.93	30.80	21.30
Other Support Services:	80.14	64.14	62.30	47.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.05	21.81	21.72	20.58

Schools

Combs High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	2505 East Germann Rd, San Tan Valley AZ 85140
Combs Traditional Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	37327 North Gantzel Rd, San Tan Valley AZ 85140
J. O. Combs Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	37611 North Pecan Creek Dr, San Tan Valley AZ 85140
Jack Harmon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	39315 North Cortona Dr, San Tan Valley AZ 85140
Ranch Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	43521 North Kenworthy Rd, San Tan Valley AZ 85140

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485.83	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	496
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	707	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	706.19	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	694	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	704	707
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483.54	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	478
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	693	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490.02	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.74	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	460	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458.53	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.94	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480.92	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509.9	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.75	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503.65	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493.32	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408.49	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513.65	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494.27	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421.56	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	421	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535.24	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498.5	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419.29	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523.82	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508.39	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$30,311,000	$6,842		$30,300,000	$7,063		$32,125,000	$7,166
Federal:	$1,738,000	$392	5.7%	$2,564,000	$598	8.5%	$4,738,000	$1,057	14.7%
State:	$16,583,000	$3,743	54.7%	$17,023,000	$3,968	56.2%	$17,306,000	$3,860	53.9%
Local:	$11,990,000	$2,707	39.6%	$10,713,000	$2,497	35.4%	$10,081,000	$2,249	31.4%
Total Expenditures:	$30,727,000	$6,936		$32,467,000	$7,568		$33,281,000	$7,424
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,069,000	$6,562		$29,389,000	$6,851		$29,988,000	$6,689
Instructional Expenditures:	$14,485,000	$3,270	49.8%	$15,154,000	$3,532	51.6%	$16,359,000	$3,649	54.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,314,000	$1,200	18.3%	$4,945,000	$1,153	16.8%	$4,578,000	$1,021	15.3%
Administration:	$3,003,000	$678	10.3%	$3,140,000	$732	10.7%	$3,089,000	$689	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,267,000	$1,415	21.6%	$6,150,000	$1,434	20.9%	$5,962,000	$1,330	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$791,000	$179		$1,071,000	$250		$1,495,000	$333
Construction:	$277,000	$63		$449,000	$105		$1,006,000	$224
Total Other:	$42,000	$9		$40,000	$9		$106,000	$24
Interest on Debt:	$825,000	$186		$1,967,000	$459		$1,692,000	$377

Total Salary:	$19,392,000	$4,377		$16,882,000	$3,935		$17,153,000	$3,826
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,051,000	$2,495	57.0%	$9,683,000	$2,257	57.4%	$10,506,000	$2,344	61.2%
Other Salary:	$8,341,000	$1,883	43.0%	$7,199,000	$1,678	42.6%	$6,647,000	$1,483	38.8%
Total Benefit:	$4,355,000	$983		$4,553,000	$1,061		$3,984,000	$889
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,461,000	$556	56.5%	$2,761,000	$644	60.6%	$2,408,000	$537	60.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,894,000	$428	43.5%	$1,792,000	$418	39.4%	$1,576,000	$352	39.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.1%	73.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.0%	26.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	4.0 years	4.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	68.2%	72.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	27.3%	24.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	3.6%	3.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	0.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,495.0	$33,118.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,214.0	$32,254.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,749.0	$35,131.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,687.0	$37,482.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* J. O. Combs Unified School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.