Thatcher Unified School District, Arizona, elections

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Thatcher Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,849 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Thatcher Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Graham County). During the 2023 school year, 1,849 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424 & 16-211



Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

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School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

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About the district

School board

The Thatcher Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Debbie Chapman
Gary Sorensen
Kate McCluskey
Jenni Bryce
Kenny Smith

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Overlapping state house districts

Thatcher Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 19Lupe DiazRepublican Party 100% 1%
Arizona House of Representatives District 19Gail GriffinRepublican Party 100% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,554,000 $874 8%
Local: $5,554,000 $3,122 30%
State: $11,293,000 $6,348 61%
Total: $18,401,000 $10,343
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,618,000 $9,341
Total Current Expenditures: $15,212,000 $8,550
Instructional Expenditures: $8,201,000 $4,609 49%
Student and Staff Support: $1,386,000 $779 8%
Administration: $1,648,000 $926 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,977,000 $2,235 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $808,000 $454
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $52,000 $29

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 PS PS 25-29 <50 21-39 49
2018-2019 52 PS PS 30-34 <50 40-59 58
2017-2018 52 PS <50 30-34 <50 40-59 58
2016-2017 44 PS PS 25-29 <50 50
2015-2016 45 <50 PS 25-29 <50 50
2014-2015 41 >=50 PS 20-24 <50 47
2013-2014 70 PS PS 50-54 <50 76
2012-2013 69 >=50 <50 55-59 PS 73
2011-2012 72 PS PS 55-59 PS 77
2010-2011 72 >=50 PS 55-59 >=50 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 PS PS 25-29 <50 21-39 50
2018-2019 53 PS PS 30-34 <50 40-59 59
2017-2018 47 PS <50 30-34 <50 40-59 51
2016-2017 52 PS PS 30-34 <50 58
2015-2016 51 <50 PS 30-34 <50 57
2014-2015 45 >=50 PS 25-29 <50 50
2013-2014 88 PS PS 80-84 >=50 91
2012-2013 89 >=50 >=50 80-84 >=50 91
2011-2012 86 PS PS 75-79 PS 89
2010-2011 91 >=50 PS 85-89 >=50 92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 >=80 >=95
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS >=50 >=90
2011-2012 90-94 60-79 >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=80 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,849 1.3
2021-2022 1,825 2.5
2020-2021 1,779 -0.9
2019-2020 1,795 2.5
2018-2019 1,750 6.5
2017-2018 1,637 -8.1
2016-2017 1,769 1.8
2015-2016 1,737 0.7
2014-2015 1,724 1.9
2013-2014 1,692 5.0
2012-2013 1,607 4.9
2011-2012 1,528 7.5
2010-2011 1,413 3.8
2009-2010 1,360 0.2
2008-2009 1,357 3.1
2007-2008 1,315 4.4
2006-2007 1,257 6.0
2005-2006 1,182 3.7
2004-2005 1,138 -1.1
2003-2004 1,150 -5.4
2002-2003 1,212 -3.5
2001-2002 1,254 -3.1
2000-2001 1,293 -4.9
1999-2000 1,357 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Thatcher Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.6 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.1
Black 0.4 5.7
Hispanic 25.6 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 2.3 4.2
White 69.9 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Thatcher Unified School District had 97.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.98.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 61.27
Secondary: 30.15
Total: 97.42

Thatcher Unified School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 10.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 5.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.68
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.32
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 10.25

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Thatcher Unified School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Eagle Online Academy277-12
Jack Daley Primary School433KG-2
Thatcher Elementary School5413-6
Thatcher High School5589-12
Thatcher Middle School2907-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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