Safford Unified District No. 1 is a fiscally independent, tax supported public school system for grades preschool through twelve.
The district is locally controlled by an elected governing board of five members who serve four-year terms. The governing board establishes policies for the management of the schools and employs a staff to carry out the day-to-day operations. Regular board meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.
A staff of 184 certificated employees plus 177 support personnel and fifteen administrators serves 3321 students. Beginning the 2024-2025 school year, the district is moving to a 4 day work/school week Monday - Thursday. This new schedule will have 145 instructional days. The district owns 156 acres of real estate. It operates 19 buses and other vehicles for activities on 832 miles of daily routes. Students are accommodated in six schools made up of 33 buildings. The general budget is approximately $14 million.
School year grade organization for instruction has been assigned as follows: Dorothy Stinson School, Lafe Nelson School and Ruth Powell School house Kindergarten through sixth grades; Safford Middle School operate for seventh through eighth grades; and Safford High School and Mt. Graham High School are senior high schools of grades nine through twelve.
Special education for disabled students is available pre-school through twelfth grade. Individual assistance for students from homes where English is not the primary language spoken is provided. Academically talented students are also identified for specific programming.
Entrance age for kindergarten is age five prior to September 1. Admission to school at any grade is for resident students only, except for certain exceptions addressed by state law or local policy. Students residing outside District boundaries, wishing to attend Safford Schools, must submit an open enrollment application. Applications are available at the District Office or at this website in the section titled "Enrolling Students Information." If you have any questions, please call Ms. Huffenberger at (928) 348-7000 ext 7003.
All Families who need to register their student(s) for SUSD need to go online to www.susd.com and select the Student Enrollment button. Following the steps to complete the enrollment and submitting the enrollment process are important before the District Registrar is able to finalize the student(s) enrollment.
High school Career and Technical Education opportunities in various subjects prepare students for entering the world of work immediately upon graduation.
Credits Required for Graduation:
(beginning with class of 2003)
English 4 Credits
Social Studies 3 Credits
Math 3 Credits
Science 2 Credits
Fine Arts/Vocational Education 1 Credit
Electives 10 Credits
Physical Education 1 Credit
Total 24 Credits
Safford schools schedule a wide range of sports and other school activities to provide for extracurricular interests.
The Safford Unified School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicapping condition in its educational or employment opportunities.
