Agua Fria High School

Set in AVONDALE, Arizona, Agua Fria High School is a heavily attended four-year high school, run under Agua Fria Union High School District (4289). It serves 1,535 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 143% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Agua Fria High School is one of 5 schools operated by Agua Fria Union High School District (4289), a district that caters to 10,089 students overall.

On demographics, Agua Fria High School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest comes out to 11% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Agua Fria High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Agua Fria High School is one.

The closest other public school is West-MEC - Agua Fria High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Agua Fria High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Agua Fria High School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,761 (now 1,535). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 64% to 75%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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