Flowing Wells Unified School District | |
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Address | |
1556 West Prince Road Tucson , Arizona, 85705United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | F-Dub, You Know! |
Grades | PreK–12 [1] |
Superintendent | Dr. Stoltzfus |
NCES District ID | 0403010 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 5,408 [1] |
Teachers | 329.73 [1] |
Staff | 288.77 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 16.40 [1] |
Colors | Blue and Gold |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The Flowing Wells Unified School District is a unified school district headquartered at 1556 West Prince Road, Tucson, Arizona. [2] It serves much of Flowing Wells, as well as bits of Tucson, Marana, Cortaro, Casas Adobes, & unnamed, unincorporated parts of Pima County. The district does practice open enrollment for students outside of district boundaries, provided said students maintain certain academic performance. [3]
The school district serves some 5,500 students in eleven schools [4] . It was founded in 1889 as the Rillito School District and changed in 1928 due to an error in documentation in the Arizona School Directory. As of 2021 [update] , the superintendent is Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus. [5]
In fiscal year 2023, the district had a budget of approximately $63.7 million. [4]
The district is overseen by a 5-member board that holds public meetings twice a month. [6]
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