were at Performance Level 4. Demographics In the 2021-2022 school year, the district had a total of 9,219 students, 433.10 teachers, and 363.85 staff, for a total of 796.95 employees on a full-time equivalent basis. The district's student to teacher ratio was 21.28. The ethnic distribution of students was: 9.75% African American 3.23% Asian 49.4% Hispanic 0.83% American Indian 0.39% Pacific Islander 3.34% Two or More Races 33.06% White The number of Hispanic students has steadily increased since 2018, helping to comprise a majority minority. Bonds The Agua Fria Union High School District has used bonds to fund projects within the district. In 1991, the district passed a $500,993 override. In 2005, the district proposed a $35.6 million bond referendum, designed to ease construction costs for Verrado High School—then in construction, relocation costs for the district's offices, and renovation costs of other schools in the district, without a tax increase. The district proposed a property tax increase in 2011 for $31.6 million, a 15.8% increase, to fund a new classroom building at Millennium High School, renovate buildings, add safety and energy efficiency to its buildings, and improve district transportation. In addition, the district also employs overrides. In 2021, the district requested a budget override to maintain class sizes and course options, as well as increase teachers' salaries and hire additional staff, at an expense to taxpayers, to no success. The district also uses grants; in 2008, the district applied for an Arizona School Facilities Board energy project implementation grant to implement low-flow faucets and waterless urinals at Agua Fria High School and a smart landscape irrigation system at Agua Fria and Millennium. Curriculum The Agua Fria Union High School district has a consistent curriculum for its schools, although the availability of courses may vary by school. College classes The Agua Fria Union High School district offers dual enrollment courses through the Maricopa County Community College District, in which certain teachers are qualified to teach classes at Estrella Mountain, allowing students to earn college credits concurrently with their high school credits. Courses eligible for dual enrollment depend on the school; as of the 2022-2023 school year, Verrado High School offers dual enrollment classes in Spanish II and Honors Spanish III, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology, Sports Medicine I and II, Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Modalities, and Honors Pre-calculus, Millennium High School offers dual enrollment classes in AP United States History, Algebra 3, Culinary