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October 28, 2026
With sunny skies overhead and excitement in the air, students from Sunnyside and Desert View high schools gathered Monday, October 26, to celebrate the reopening of the Sunnyside Unified District
September 29, 2026
The Septemeber 29th Governing Board meeting offered a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the many exciting things happening across Sunnyside Unified School District. From student achievements and
September 10, 2026
Elvira Elementary School welcomed hundreds of students, families, staff and community members to campus for a special ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the renovation of several of the school’s
August 28, 2026
For Desert View High School science teacher Cynthia Lopez, teaching chemistry is about much more than formulas, reactions and laboratory experiments. It is about helping students understand the
$62, 365
Average salary of teachers employed by SUSD (current year).
$60, 365
Average salary of teachers employed by SUSD (previous year).
$2,000
The dollar increase in the average salary of all teachers employeed by SUSD for the current year.
3%
Percentage increase in the average salary of all teachers employeed by SUSD in the current year.
Established in 1921 the Sunnyside Unified School District is the second-largest district in Southern Arizona serving more than 13,000 students and families. Located in a culturally and linguistically rich community and surrounded by two Native Nations—the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui Tribe—our learning community is flanked by an aerospace and innovation corridor, such that our district is positioned to lead our students into the 21st century through excellence in pedagogy, world-class career and technical education, and a legacy of athletic excellence and passion for the fine arts.
$62, 365
Average salary of teachers employed by SUSD (current year).
$60, 365
Average salary of teachers employed by SUSD (previous year).
$2,000
The dollar increase in the average salary of all teachers employeed by SUSD for the current year.
3%
Percentage increase in the average salary of all teachers employeed by SUSD in the current year.
Established in 1921 the Sunnyside Unified School District is the second-largest district in Southern Arizona serving more than 13,000 students and families. Located in a culturally and linguistically rich community and surrounded by two Native Nations—the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui Tribe—our learning community is flanked by an aerospace and innovation corridor, such that our district is positioned to lead our students into the 21st century through excellence in pedagogy, world-class career and technical education, and a legacy of athletic excellence and passion for the fine arts.
