Payson Unified School District

Payson Unified School District
Location
Payson, surrounding areas Arizona United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	KG-12
Superintendent	Linda Gibson[1]
Schools	6[2]
Budget	$22,111,000[2]
Students and staff
Students	2,329[2]
Teachers	123.24[2]
Staff	149.52[2]
Other information
Website	District Website

Payson Unified School District #10 (PUSD) is a school district in Gila County, Arizona. The district serves Payson, Star Valley, and the Oxbow Estates area. The district consists of six schools; all are title 1 schools.[2]

Area

The district includes: the municipalities of Payson and Star Valley, as well as multiple census-designated places: Bear Flat, Beaver Valley, Christopher Creek, Deer Creek, East Verde Estates, Flowing Springs, Freedom Acres, Geronimo Estates, Gisela, Hunter Creek, Jakes Corner, Kohls Ranch, Mead Ranch, Mesa del Caballo, Oxbow Estates, Round Valley, Rye, Tonto Village, Washington Park, and Whispering Pines.[3]

The Chevelon Butte School District, which covers most of Blue Ridge,[4] does not operate any schools. It sends its Blue Ridge area students to Payson USD for secondary school.[5]

Schools

High schools

• Payson High School (grades 9–12). Enrollment 673 as of 2016–2017.[2]
• Payson Center for Success High School (alternative, grades 9–12). Enrollment 103 as of 2016–2017.[2]
• Payson Center for Success - Online (grades 7–12). Enrollment 23 as of 2016–2017.[2]

Junior high schools

• Rim Country Middle School (grades 6–8). Enrollment 534 as of 2016–2017.[2]

Elementary schools

• Julia Randall Elementary School (grades 3–5). Enrollment 576 as of 2016–2017.[2]
• Payson Elementary School (grades KG-2). Enrollment 463 as of 2016–2017.[2]

References

1. "Superintendent's Message". Payson Unified School District. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
2. "Search For Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gila County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Text list
4. "2020 census - school district reference map: Coconino County, AZ" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF pp. 5/5). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Text list
5. "Home". Chevelon Butte School District. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website