Arizona College Prep High School

Arizona College Prep High School is one of the sprawling secondary schools in CHANDLER, Arizona, run under Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), with 2,271 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 260% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Across the 48 schools in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) (41,421 students total), Arizona College Prep High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Arizona College Prep High School logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 36% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Arizona College Prep High School logs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Arizona College Prep High School is one campus in the mix.

Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arizona College Prep High School has grew 195%, going from 769 students in 2018 to 2,271 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 51% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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