The Safford Unified School District is the school district that serves the City of Safford, Arizona and some minor outlying areas.

The SUSD Headquarters (District office) is located adjacent to the Safford Middle School campus.

The SUSD Transportation division's main facility is located across from Safford High School.

Safford Unified School District v. Redding, a case involving the strip search of Savana Redding, a 13-year-old student of Safford Middle School, reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009.

[2] The Supreme Court found that the search violated the Fourth Amendment, but qualified immunity foreclosed the suit against the individual defendants; the Court remanded the decision as to Safford's liability to the lower courts.