Douglas Unified School District #27 encompasses 552 square miles, extending from the border with Mexico on the south and 15 miles to the north, and from the Arizona/New Mexico border on the east to a line one mile west of King's Highway.

In 2005, the Douglas School District was serving nearly 4,300 students in grade pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and employs over 560 people. We have over 260 certified staff, made up of 230 teachers, 17 administrators, seven counselors, four nurses, and a communications coordinator. We employ more than 300 support staff, including 118 teaching assistants who support the classroom teachers and our students.

The Early Learning Center/Challenge Center consists of pre-kindergarten classes for four year-olds and the pre-school for disabled children. There are six elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Two middle schools serve our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, while Douglas High School educates the young people in ninth through twelfth grade.

The Douglas area's population is about 94% Hispanic and 66% of our students are considered English Language Learning (ELL) or Limited English Proficient (LEP). Therefore, our district has developed exceptionally strong English as a Second Language (ESL) programs to serve our students. Our teachers are urged to get and maintain either an ESL or Bilingual endorsement-and those who maintain these endorsements receive a stipend to their regular contract amounts.



Douglas, Arizona lies in the southeastern corner of Arizona on the border with Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, at an elevation of nearly 4,000 feet. We enjoy a quiet, rural lifestyle and one of the best climates in the nation.

The population of our friendly community is approximately 15,000 and the population of Agua Prieta is over 100,000. The two cities, separated by a chain link fence, share an interdependent economy and culture.

The Douglas community works closely with the school district to the benefit of our students. In 1994 the District and the City of Douglas, along with the Cochise Private Industry Council teamed up to write a grant. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Douglas Youth Fair Chance $3 million to start an alternative high school and provide comprehensive school-to-work transition services, a strong community program, plus recreation, sports, and cultural activities.

 


The Douglas Aquatic Center was built by a partnership
between the City of Douglas and Douglas Unified School District.