Collected and spent
In 2023, Agua Fria Union High School District spent about $138.8M. This is a Census of Governments estimate across all of its funds.
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Details
2024 Tax Rates, Maricopa County, Arizona — school district primary/secondary rate schedule (Agua Fria HS #216: 06216, primary 2.0288, secondary 1.2241)Where it goes
Four service lines.
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Who decides
The Governing Board sets policy and adopts the budget for Agua Fria Union High School District. Arizona law fixes a union high school district's board at 5 members (A.R.S. §15-421(B)(2)), elected at large (§15-427(A)) to 4-year terms (§15-424(B)). Agua Fria's own page lists five members, each with a stated 4-year Board Term. The board adopts the annual budget under A.R.S. §15-905. 5 elected at-large members; terms split 3-and-2 by year.
Details
Agua Fria Union's own Board Member Bios page (aguafria.org) lists five members, each with a stated 'Board Term' (e.g. "Board Term: 2025-2028"), confirming a 5-member board serving 4-year termsWhen decisions happen
The district's budget year runs July 1 through June 30 (A.R.S. §15-905). The board must hold a public hearing and meeting by July 15 to present the proposed budget. It usually adopts the budget there. If spending goes over the district's truth-in-taxation base limit, a separate hearing under §15-905.01 comes first.
How to reach it
Details
A.R.S. §15-905(B) (azleg.gov): the board "shall prepare a notice fixing a time not later than July 15 ... at which a public hearing and board meeting shall be held" to present and adopt the budget. §15-905.01 requires a truth-in-taxation hearing when budgeted expenditures exceed the district's base limit. Same section's expenditure-before-adoption clauseAlso on this tax bill
An Agua Fria Union High School District address pays these governments too. Which cities and school districts apply depends on the address.
On every bill in Agua Fria Union High School District
On some bills, depending on the address
Cities: 6
School districts: 2
Sources
Details
2024 Tax Rates, Maricopa County, Arizona — school district primary/secondary rate schedule (Agua Fria HS #216: 06216, primary 2.0288, secondary 1.2241)Details
Agua Fria Union's own Board Member Bios page (aguafria.org) lists five members, each with a stated 'Board Term' (e.g. "Board Term: 2025-2028"), confirming a 5-member board serving 4-year termsDetails
A.R.S. §15-905(B) (azleg.gov): the board "shall prepare a notice fixing a time not later than July 15 ... at which a public hearing and board meeting shall be held" to present and adopt the budget. §15-905.01 requires a truth-in-taxation hearing when budgeted expenditures exceed the district's base limit. Same section's expenditure-before-adoption clauseDetails
Agua Fria Union's own Board Member Bios page (aguafria.org)To act on what you have read
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