The Adventist network of schools is made up of more than 74,244 students in nearly 918 schools and universities worldwide. The Pacific Union Conference serves the territories of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah with 9,921 students in 113 elementary and secondary schools as well as 24 early childhood programs with 758 students. The Seventh-day Adventist educational program is predicated on the belief that each student is unique and of inestimable value and emphasizes the development of the whole person.