Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, Phoenix Union High School District collected $277.3M in taxes and spent $392.1M.
Collected
$277.3M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$392.1M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
$3 per $100 of value
Source · Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Union HSD 2024-25 Tax Rate. Read on May 24, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union HSD 2024-25 Tax Rate — estimated at ~30.0 mills (PUHSD high-school portion; elementary district levy not yet broken out)Where it goes
Eight service lines.
Schools
$168.2M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Debt service · past obligation
$74.7M
Public works
$73.3M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
General government
$40.8M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Pensions and retiree benefits · ASRS · past obligation
$17.5M
Transit
$13.6M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Other
$2.1M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Pensions and retiree benefits · OPEB, retiree health-insurance-premium subsidy · past obligation
$1.8M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024. Read on September 4, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 (audited) — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds, General Fund and Debt Service Fund columnsWho decides
The Governing Board sets policy and adopts the budget for Phoenix Union High School District. It has 7 members: 5 elected from single-member wards and 2 elected district-wide at large, all serving 4-year terms (A.R.S. §15-424(B)). The alternative ward system is authorized by A.R.S. §15-431. The board adopts the annual budget under A.R.S. §15-905.
Who Taxes Me lists this board's seats once a public map of its districts can be checked. Until then, the board itself is the way to reach it.
Source · Arizona State Legislature / Phoenix Union High School District, A.R.S. §15-431(A). Read on September 18, 2026.
Details
A.R.S. §15-431(A) (azleg.gov): a district may adopt an alternative election system dividing it "into as many single member districts as there are governing board members." Phoenix Union's own Governing Board page (pxu.org)When 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.
Each yearProposed budget hearing and adoption due by July 15.
Next electionNext: November 3, 2026 - 5 ward seats (Wards 1-5).
All 5 ward seats (Wards 1-5) are up at once, each a 4-year term.
How to reach it
Governing Board Office
Phone
Governing Board
Email
Contact the Governing Board
Online form
Governing Board Office, 4502 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85012
Mailing address
Source · Arizona State Legislature, A.R.S. §15-905(B). Read on September 18, 2026.
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
A Phoenix Union High School District address pays these governments too. Which school districts and cities apply depends on the address.
On every bill in Phoenix Union High School District
ArizonaStateMaricopa CountyCountyCentral Arizona Water Conservation DistrictSpecial districtMaricopa County Library DistrictSpecial district
On some bills, depending on the address
School districts: 13
Roosevelt Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Laveen Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Phoenix Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Madison Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Cartwright Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Alhambra Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Creighton Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Riverside Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Balsz Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Osborn Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Murphy Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Isaac Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Wilson Elementary DistrictNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Cities: 3
Sources
Collected
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024. Read on September 4, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 (audited) — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds, General Fund and Debt Service Fund columnsSpent
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024. Read on September 4, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 (audited) — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds, General Fund and Debt Service Fund columnsTaxes
Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Union HSD 2024-25 Tax Rate. Read on May 24, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union HSD 2024-25 Tax Rate — estimated at ~30.0 mills (PUHSD high-school portion; elementary district levy not yet broken out)Who decides
Arizona State Legislature / Phoenix Union High School District, A.R.S. §15-431(A). Read on September 18, 2026.
Details
A.R.S. §15-431(A) (azleg.gov): a district may adopt an alternative election system dividing it "into as many single member districts as there are governing board members." Phoenix Union's own Governing Board page (pxu.org)When decisions happen
Arizona State Legislature, A.R.S. §15-905(B). Read on September 18, 2026.
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 clauseHow to reach it
Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Union's own Governing Board page. Read on September 18, 2026.
Details
Phoenix Union's own Governing Board page (pxu.org)What it does
Arizona State Legislature / Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Union High School District — Governing Board page. Read on October 9, 2026.
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