Peoria Unified School District
| Peoria Unified School District | |
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| Address | |
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6330 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, Arizona 85306 Glendale, Arizona United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Every Student, Every Day, Prepared To Shape Tomorrow |
| Established | 1889 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Darwin Stiffler |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Website | Peoria Unified School District |
Coordinates: 33°36′42″N 112°11′42″W / 33.611613°N 112.195135°W
Peoria Unified School District #11 (PUSD) is a school district headquartered in the District Administration Center (DAC) in Glendale, Arizona. It provides both primary and secondary education for most of Peoria, some areas of Glendale and Youngtown, and a small area of Surprise, and numerous unincorporated areas of Maricopa County. With 39 schools, it is the third largest school district in Arizona.
Peoria Unified School District #11 began in 1889, covering 49 square miles (127 km2). During the first school year, the class size expanded from 5 to 15 students.
The following year the district opened with a class size of three students. Maricopa County was considering merging Peoria District #11 with Washington Elementary School District #6. According to William Bartlett: One day early in July, Mr. Mann, stopped a covered wagon along Grand Avenue; the wagon had several children inside. Mann discovered that the driver had 9 children and was heading to Phoenix or anywhere else that would provide employment, and told the driver "You have got a job right here". Eight of the Bills children enrolled in Peoria School and District 11 survived.
In 1905, the first building was destroyed by fire; a bond election to build a new school passed by only one vote. A controversy arose about how many rooms the new school should have; many residents claimed that Peoria would never need more than two rooms in a school. A $3,200 two-room school was finally built on 83rd Avenue and Madison Street.
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