The Scottsdale Unified School District has 31 schools serving about 26,000 students. More than 3,000 people are employed by the district, including about 1,700 teachers.
The district celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1996. Its
boundaries include most, but not all, of the city of Scottsdale, almost all of the town of Paradise Valley, a section of the city of Phoenix and a section of the city of Tempe.