| Hillside, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | Populated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hillside |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arizona##Location in United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yavapai |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3858 |
| Elevation M: | 1176 |
| Coordinates: | 34.4183°N -112.9172°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Hillside is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.[1] The town was named because it sits on a hillside by Date Creek. A post office was established here on July 31, 1888.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3858feet above sea level.
Arizona State Route 96 connects Hillside with Arizona State Route 97 and Bagdad, Arizona to the west. Yavapai County Route 15 heads east from Hillside to Arizona State Route 89 at Wilhoit. Yavapai County Route 62 heads south from Hillside to Arizona State Route 89 northeast of Congress.
Hillside is on the BNSF Railway's Phoenix Subdivision.
Hillside Elementary School District consists of one K–8 school in Hillside, named Hillside Elementary. The district has one administrator and one secretary. The school is taught by one teacher with one teacher's aide. The enrollment is approximately 20 students in all grades. The school operates on a four-day schedule, Monday through Thursday and is in session 145 days per year.[3] The school district is overseen by a three-member board, with one member serving as president.[4] The average teacher salary is $48.582 as of 2020.[5]
After graduation, students continue their education at Prescott High School in the Prescott Unified School District, which is required under state law to enroll students from surrounding rural primary school districts. The bus ride to Prescott can be around an hour.[6]
, the Yavapai County Education Service Agency performs much of the office work for the district, so the district hired only two people for part-time work and therefore had lower per-student administrative expenses.[7]