S&P Global Ratings assigned its'A'long-term rating to Cochise County Unified School District (USD) No. 13 (Wilcox) , Arizona's estimated $8 million school improvement bonds, project of 2023, series 2026B (bank qualified). At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its'A'underlying rating on the district's existing general obligation debt. The outlook is stable. The bonds are secured by unlimited ad valorem tax levied on all taxable property within the district and represent the final installment of an aggregate principal amount of $15 million of school improvement bonds authorized at the 2023 election. Bond proceeds will be used for school construction and improvement projects, to increase energy efficiency, to upgrade safety and security systems, and to purchase technology
