Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Unified School District No. 4
Location
63 E. Main Street, #101
Mesa, AZ 85201
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Unprecedented Excellence in Education"
Established1946
SuperintendentDr. Andi Fourlis
Budget$532,000,000 (2022-2023)
Students and staff
Students64,500
Other information
Websitehttp://www.mpsaz.org/

Mesa Public Schools (incorporated as Mesa Unified School District #4) is the largest public school district in the state of Arizona, headquartered in Mesa. It has approximately 64,000 students. The district has, in addition to regular programs: Montessori, International Baccalaureate, dual-language immersion, honors and Advanced Placement courses.

MPS serves most of the city of Mesa, plus small portions of Tempe and Chandler.[1] It also takes students from the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.[2]

The district has 82 schools, which includes 55 elementary schools, 9 junior high schools, six comprehensive high schools, and several alternative schools.

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Maricopa County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 7 (PDF p. 8/11). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ^ Cadeau, Chimene (2000-04-05). "Salt River Community has school of its own". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Schools 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.