AZ School District Spending: FY2023 Per-Student Up, Instructional Share Lowest Since FY2001.
Statewide school district spending rose nearly $1 billion in FY2023, with per-student increases in all operational areas, but the instructional spending percentage fell to 53.4%, the lowest since FY2001.
Why It Matters
AZ education professionals can see how federal relief funds shaped operational budgets and monitor the declining share going to instruction.