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Thatcher Unified District

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Thatcher Unified District is located in southeast Arizona. Thatcher Unified District has 131.57 square miles of land area and 1.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Thatcher Unified District population is 7,358. Thatcher Unified District median household income is $53,614 in 2010-2014. Thatcher Unified District median house value is $158,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Thatcher Unified District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (22 out of 101, top 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (13 out of 167, top 8%)* Rank: #60
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	7,358 (2010-2014), rank #114
Population Growth	5.26% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	55.49/sq mi, rank #79
Median Household Income:	$53,614 at 2010-2014—29.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #40
Median House Price:	$158,200 at 2010-2014—2.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #58
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	131.57 sq mi, rank #153
Water Area:	1.02 sq mi (0.77%), rank #49
State:	Arizona
County:	Graham County
City:	Safford, Thatcher, Central, Cactus Flat, Pima
Zip:	85546, 85552, 85531, 85543
Area:	Safford, AZ

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Thatcher Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3490 West Main St

Thatcher AZ, 85552, Graham County

Phone: 928-348-7201

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,692	1,607	1,528	1,413	1,360	1,357	1,315
English Language Learner Students:	8	2	0	0	0	NA	1
Total Teachers:	88.00	85.50	79.50	74.00	76.50	80.10	78.10
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.00	8.00	6.00	5.00	5.50	5.00	5.00
Elementary:	53.58	51.83	47.42	45.00	46.00	48.80	46.80
Secondary:	27.42	25.67	26.08	24.00	25.00	26.30	26.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	63.50	56.75	52.75	50.00	55.50	63.40	64.20
Instructional Aides:	11.75	7.25	7.25	9.00	14.25	16.30	17.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.80	1.80
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	5.75	3.00	3.00	3.25	2.00	2.30
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	9.00	6.50	6.00	4.25	6.00	8.30
Student Support Services:	17.50	17.00	15.00	12.75	14.50	15.50	13.00
Other Support Services:	13.25	9.75	15.00	13.25	13.25	12.80	12.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.23	18.80	19.22	19.09	17.78	16.94	16.84

Schools

Jack Daley Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	3615 Second St, Thatcher AZ 85552
Thatcher Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	1350 4th Ave, Thatcher AZ 85552
Thatcher High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	601 North 3rd Ave, Thatcher AZ 85552
Thatcher Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1300 North 4th Ave, Thatcher AZ 85552

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	713	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506.49	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	715	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	718	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	724.7	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	724	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	706	707
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512.47	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	694	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	701	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508.95	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.86	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490.09	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.89	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495.12	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539.04	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403.66	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517.8	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517.43	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419.58	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533.25	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514.46	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	438	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439.49	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	435	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547.81	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534.08	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	585	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442.27	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544.45	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546.13	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,942,000	$5,198		$8,023,000	$5,678		$8,975,000	$6,599
Federal:	$760,000	$497	9.6%	$1,032,000	$730	12.9%	$1,446,000	$1,063	16.1%
State:	$5,465,000	$3,577	68.8%	$5,417,000	$3,834	67.5%	$5,355,000	$3,938	59.7%
Local:	$1,717,000	$1,124	21.6%	$1,574,000	$1,114	19.6%	$2,174,000	$1,599	24.2%
Total Expenditures:	$8,527,000	$5,580		$8,312,000	$5,883		$9,056,000	$6,659
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,042,000	$5,263		$7,523,000	$5,324		$8,083,000	$5,943
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,853,000	$3,176	60.3%	$4,460,000	$3,156	59.3%	$5,007,000	$3,682	61.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$596,000	$390	7.4%	$470,000	$333	6.2%	$374,000	$275	4.6%
Administration:	$1,000,000	$654	12.4%	$986,000	$698	13.1%	$1,005,000	$739	12.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,593,000	$1,043	19.8%	$1,607,000	$1,137	21.4%	$1,697,000	$1,248	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$360,000	$236		$229,000	$162		$454,000	$334
Construction:	$0	$0		$73,000	$52		$145,000	$107
Total Other:	$37,000	$24		$35,000	$25		$39,000	$29
Interest on Debt:	$88,000	$58		$525,000	$372		$480,000	$353

Total Salary:	$5,492,000	$3,594		$4,883,000	$3,456		$4,929,000	$3,624
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,631,000	$2,376	66.1%	$3,198,000	$2,263	65.5%	$3,412,000	$2,509	69.2%
Other Salary:	$1,861,000	$1,218	33.9%	$1,685,000	$1,192	34.5%	$1,517,000	$1,115	30.8%
Total Benefit:	$1,253,000	$820		$1,215,000	$860		$1,193,000	$877
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$741,000	$485	59.1%	$749,000	$530	61.6%	$775,000	$570	65.0%
Other Benefit:	$512,000	$335	40.9%	$466,000	$330	38.4%	$418,000	$307	35.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.1%	61.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.9%	38.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.6%	27.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.8%	12.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.7%	33.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.1%	17.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.9%	8.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,646.0	$33,749.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,635.0	$29,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,348.0	$32,382.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,165.0	$35,806.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,895.0	$36,984.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$38,166.0	$35,319.0

* Thatcher Unified District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.