According to a new report from the state’s Auditor General’s Office despite a $377.5 million increase in overall spending on instruction, more than half of the school districts in Arizona spent a smaller percentage of their dollars in classroom instruction in 2022 compared to 2021,
That was not the case for some of the southwest Valley school districts such as Buckeye Elementary School District, Litchfield Elementary School District, Liberty Elementary School District, and Agua Fria Union High School District.
In comparison, statewide school districts in 2022 used 54.5% and 55.3% in 2021 on average for instruction.
