Alhambra High School

Alhambra High School operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Phoenix Union High School District (4286). Current enrollment sits at 2,169 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 244% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Alhambra High School is one of 20 schools operated by Phoenix Union High School District (4286), a district that instructs 25,800 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alhambra High School reports that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Alhambra High School has 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. The state averages about 20.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Alhambra High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alhambra High School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alhambra High School has fell 19%, going from 2,687 students in 2018 to 2,169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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