ST. DAVID UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

What ST. DAVID UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT does

St. David Unified School District (legal entity Saint David Unified School District 21) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 70 E. Patton Street, St. David, Arizona, in Cochise County. The district operates a single preschool-through-12th-grade campus serving elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12) students under a four-day in-person instructional week (Monday-Thursday). It is governed by a five-member elected Governing Board, administered by Superintendent Kyle Hart and Principal Andrew Brogan, and funded through Arizona per-pupil state aid, local property taxes, federal grants, and user fees. The district holds an A-rated designation from the Arizona Department of Education and has been recognized by the U.S. Congress for academic performance.

The district's service portfolio spans academic instruction aligned with Arizona standards, a competitive athletics program (51 state championships, 19 state runners-up), and Career and Technical Education pathways in nursing, culinary arts, IT, and agriculture. Support functions include food services (free K-12 meals for 2025-2026), health services (district nurse, immunization compliance), special services (special education and gifted), transportation, library services (Follett Destiny catalog), and a technology department maintaining four computer labs with over 100 computers and filtered network access. Commercial partnerships include Chiricahua Community Health Centers (free sports physicals), SSVEC (Washington Youth Tour), Global Brigades (Belize service trip), and ASBAIT (employee benefits). Technology integrations are limited to standard K-12 SaaS — ParentVUE/StudentVUE, MySchoolBucks, BoxTops, and Apptegy — with no proprietary AI or ML capabilities disclosed.

The district's revenue mechanics blend tax-based public funding with user-fee revenue streams: Arizona School Tax Credits (up to $200 individual / $400 joint), athletic participation fees ($40 HS / $35 MS / $1,500-$2,000 ESA), ESA program fees ($2,000/semester classes, $2,000/year clubs), and minor adult meal sales. The July 2026 introduction of formal ESA participation fees for homeschooled students represents a new paid customer segment extending the district's reach beyond its geographic catchment. Customer concentration is structurally defined by the local St. David community, with the district functioning as the primary public K-12 provider in its attendance area.

Name

ST. DAVID UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Saint David Unified School District 21

Website

https://stdavidschools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St. David Unified School District 21 is a public K-12 district operating a single preschool-through-12th-grade campus in St. David, Arizona, serving local Cochise County families with academics, athletics, CTE, and ESA homeschool participation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• Athletics programs
• Pre-kindergarten programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. David

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tax Credits Program: Arizona tax law allows taxpayers a credit of up to $400 per household for contributions to extracurricular activities. Individual taxpayers can claim up to $200, married couples filing jointly up to $400.
2. Athletic Participation Fees: High school athletic participation fees are $40 per sport, middle school $35 per sport. Homeschooled ESA students pay $1,500-$2,000 per sport.
3. ESA Program Participation Fees: Homeschooled students participating through ESA program pay $2,000 per semester for classes and $2,000 per school year for clubs.
4. Food Services: Free meals for all K-12 students. Adult breakfast $3.50, adult lunch $5.00, ala carte items $3.00.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. David Unified School District provides tuition-free public K-12 education to students in the St. David, Arizona community, operating a pre-K, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Its offering spans core academics, special education services, a career and technical education program covering nursing, diesel mechanics, welding, business, agriculture, and other trades, and an athletics program that fields multiple high school sports.

Product overview

St. David Unified School District #21 operates as a single-campus K-12 public school district serving St. David, Arizona. The district offers a comprehensive educational program comprising core academic instruction aligned with Arizona standards, athletics and extracurricular activities, and essential support services including food services, health services, technology support, special services (special education and gifted programs), transportation, and library services. The district is organized administratively with departments for athletics, business services, counseling, curriculum and instruction, food services, health services, maintenance and custodial, special services, technology, and transportation. The district's A-rated status and focus on small class sizes, individual attention, and family-oriented community distinguish its educational offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-K Program Tuition-free public pre-kindergarten program for four-year-old children residing in the district, operated by St. David Unified School District.

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% of K-3 students met Proficiency Benchmark on DIBELS Reading Assessment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. David Heritage & Cultural Arts SocietycoreOthersCommunity partner that hosts Pioneer Days event annually (July 24-25, 2026). Supports cultural heritage and community engagement with the school district.
• Apache NitrogenminorOthersLocal business supporter of the school district listed among community supporters.
• St. David PTOcoreOthersParent-Teacher Organization that supports students, staff, and school community through leadership, service, and meaningful involvement. 2025-26 Board: President Alysha Elmer, VP Doreen Ciccariello, Secretary Calista Trejo, Treasurer McKenzie Elmer.
• Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing FREE sports physicals for eligible student-athletes through their Mobile Health Unit. Located at St. David School, appointments required through (520) 364-1429.
• Arizona Department of EducationcoreOthersState agency administering the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program that enables homeschooled students to participate in school programs. The district sets participation fees for ESA students.
• SSVEC (Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative)minorOthersSponsors the Washington Youth Tour program. Students Maria Higginbotham and Sariah Davis were selected for the 2026 SSVEC Washington Youth Tour to Washington D.C.
• Global Brigades, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partnering with St. David's Medical Professions program. Students embarked on a trip to Belize serving through Global Brigades.
• ASBAIT (Arizona School Boards Association Insurance)coreOthersProvides health benefits plan for district employees including medical, prescriptions, dental, and life insurance ($50,000). District pays $7,905 towards cost for full-time employees starting FY 2026-2027.
• Arizona Department of EducationcoreOthersState education department providing standards alignment for curriculum (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Art, PE, Educational Technology, CTE). Also oversees school finance reporting.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Regional players

• Douglas Unified School District: Arizona border-region K-12 unified district with a similar small-town profile and public school mission, serving as a comparable regional operator in the same state funding regime.
• Sierra Vista Unified School District: Larger Arizona K-12 district also based in Cochise County, offering a directly comparable regional peer with broader program scope, useful for benchmarking on scale and offerings.

Direct peers

• Tombstone Unified School District: Arizona K-12 unified district operating in a similarly small Cochise County town, with comparable public school programs and rural scale.
• Benson Unified School District: Neighboring Arizona K-12 unified district serving a similar small-town Cochise County community with comparable single-campus operations, athletics, and CTE offerings — the closest geographic and structural comparable.
• Patagonia Union High School District: Small Arizona school district serving a similar rural community in Santa Cruz County, comparable in scale and community-integrated operations.
• Willcox Unified School District: Small-town Arizona K-12 unified district in Cochise County with similar rural demographics, single-campus structure, and comparable academic/athletics mix.

Broad incumbents

• Casa Grande Union High School District: Mid-size Arizona public school district with comprehensive CTE and athletics programs, serving as a broader incumbent benchmark for CTE and secondary-school offerings.
• Vail Unified School District: Larger Arizona K-12 district east of Tucson with broader program offerings, useful as a broader incumbent comparator operating in the same state regulatory and funding environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StDavidTigers
• Facebookfacebook.com/stdavidtigers
• Instagraminstagram.com/tigerstdavid

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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