FILE - An election worker gathers tabulated ballots to be boxed inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office on Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
School board elections don’t typically get much attention compared to topline elections. The races for president, US Senate, and even state Senate and state House typically get significantly more coverage.
But school board elections are still important. School board members set policies for the district, hire superintendents, and can add supplemental curriculum. For example, sex education isn’t mandatory in Arizona. If a school chooses to provide sex education, the lessons must be approved by the school board.
Maricopa County has 169 school board seats up for election this November. Some seats are for two-year terms and others are for four years.
Here’s every district holding a school board election in Maricopa County:
Agua Fria Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Aguila Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 1
Alhambra Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Arlington Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Avondale Elementary District
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 3
Balsz Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Buckeye Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Buckeye Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Cartwright Elementary District
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 3
Cave Creek Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Chandler Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Creighton Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Dysart Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Fountain Hills Unified District
Four-year seats: 2
Fowler Elementary District
Four-year seats: 1
Gila Bend Unified District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 2
Gilbert Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Glendale Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Glendale Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Higley Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Isaac Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Kyrene Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Laveen Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Liberty Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Litchfield Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Littleton Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Madison Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Mesa Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Mobile Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 1
Morristown Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 1
Murphy Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Nadaburg Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Osborn Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Palo Verde Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 2
Paloma Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Paradise Valley Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Pendergast Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Peoria Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Phoenix Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Phoenix Union High School District
Four-year seats: 2
Queen Creek Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Riverside Elementary District
Four-year seats: 1
Roosevelt Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Saddle Mountain Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Scottsdale Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Sentinel Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 1
Tempe Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Tempe Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Tolleson Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Tolleson Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Union Elementary District
Two-year seats: 2
Four-year seats: 1
Washington Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 1
Wickenburg Unified District
Four-year seats: 3
Wilson Elementary District
Four-year seats: 1
Not sure what school district you’re in? Here’s a map from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. Everyone in the district votes for school board members, regardless of if they have children in public school or not.
Are you ready to vote? Make sure to check your voter registration status, see who’s on your ballot, and make a voting plan here.
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