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Enrollment
996
High
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068000032
Amphitheater High School
125 W YAVAPAI RD, TUCSON, AZ 85705 · (520) 696-5340 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL996 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
996
-210 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
% White
13%
was 18%
% Hispanic
66%
was 61%
% Black
10%
was 11%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Amphitheater High School
Located at 125 W YAVAPAI RD, in TUCSON, Arizona, Amphitheater High School is a sprawling high school that works with 996 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Amphitheater Unified District (4406). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Amphitheater High School sits 58% larger than that benchmark.
Amphitheater Unified District (4406) comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 11,277 students; Amphitheater High School is among them.
Demographically, Amphitheater High School records that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.
On the resource side, On paper, Amphitheater High School has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Amphitheater High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, Pima County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Amphitheater High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: PCJTED - Amphitheater High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Amphitheater High School.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 1,206 students in 2018 compared to 996 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 18% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Amphitheater High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Amphitheater Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- PCJTED - Amphitheater High School0.0 mi · 1
- Envision High School0.2 mi · 89
- Desert Rose Academy Charter School0.2 mi · 150
- Tucson Preparatory School0.3 mi · 80
- L M Prince School0.4 mi · 379
- Amphitheater Middle School0.5 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Amphitheater High SchoolHow many students attend Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School enrolls approximately 996 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Amphitheater High School serve?
Amphitheater High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Amphitheater High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Amphitheater High School.
How diverse is Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School reports a student body of 13% White, 66% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School is overseen by Amphitheater Unified District (4406) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.