Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-449 (2026)

Formation of unified school district by common school district; petition for establishment; election; notice

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A. A common school district having a student count of at least two hundred pupils and an assessed valuation of at least $2,000,000, by a majority vote of the qualified school electors of the school district, may establish a unified school district with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the common school district.

B. If a majority of the governing board of the common school district unites in a petition to the county school superintendent to establish a unified school district, or if ten percent of the residents of the common school district unite in a petition to establish a unified school district, the county school superintendent shall call an election to be held at the next regular election of the governing board, if the next regular election is within ninety days after receipt of the petition, to determine the question, or shall call a special election for that purpose within one hundred twenty days.

C. At least five public notices of the election shall be posted, one to be on the door of the schoolhouse in the district, at least ninety days before the election if the election is at least ninety days after receipt of the petition or as soon as practicable if the election is fewer than ninety days after receipt of the petition.

D. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed in section 15-459. The ballots shall contain the words "unified school district, yes" and "unified school district, no", and the voter shall signify his desired choice.

E. If a majority of the persons voting in the common school district votes in favor of establishment of a unified school district, the unified school district becomes effective as provided in section 15-459, subsection J.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1970–2002 · leading case: Oracle Sch. Dist. No. 2 v. Mammoth High Sch. Dist. No. 88, 633 P.2d 450 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).

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Oracle Sch. Dist. No. 2 v. Mammoth High Sch. Dist. No. 88, 633 P.2d 450 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-449(A)(2). As noted above, Arizona Code Annotated § 54-908 (1939) contained a provision similar to A.”

Ruth Fisher Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Buckeye Union High Sch. Dist., 41 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “2d 1108, 1110 (1973) (concluding that pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-449 (repealed; now A.R.S. § 15-824), students without a high school in their home district could select “any high school of their choosing”).”

Sch. Dist. No. 3 of Maricopa Cnty. v. Dailey, 471 P.2d 736 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 9× “To accomplish their purpose, they relied upon A.R.S. § 15-449, subsec. B which provides that: “The residence of the person having legal custody of the pupil shall be considered the residence of the pupil * * From this provision they concluded that by having a Tempe resident…”

Bd. of Trs. of Mary E. Dill Sch. Dist. No. 51 v. Bd. of Educ. of Sahuarita High Sch., 506 P.2d 1108 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 3× “mination by this court are (1) Whether a student who lives in a school district which has no high school and offers no high school courses may arbitrarily select which high school he shall attend with the approval of the resident school district, and (2) What is the proper…”

Flowing Wells Sch. Dist. v. Vail Sch. Dist., 700 P.2d 1378 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Dill School District, supra, we stated that § 15-449 was clear and unambiguous and therefore no judicial construction was necessary to interpret its language.”

Chapp v. High Sch. Dist. No. 1 of Pima Cty., 574 P.2d 493 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978). “We need not decide whether the result would be otherwise under § 15-449(B), 2 had the Chapps been appointed Richard’s guardian with authority tantamount to that of a parent.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-449(A)(2) — 1 case

Oracle Sch. Dist. No. 2 v. Mammoth High Sch. Dist. No. 88, 633 P.2d 450 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). “A.R.S. § 15-449(A)(2). As noted above, Arizona Code Annotated § 54-908 (1939) contained a provision similar to A.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-449(B) — 1 case

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