Buena High School

Buena High School operates as a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in SIERRA VISTA, Arizona, one of the schools within Sierra Vista Unified District (4175). Current enrollment sits at 1,715 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 172% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Buena High School is one of 8 schools operated by Sierra Vista Unified District (4175), a district that hosts 4,043 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Buena High School reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 40% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cochise County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,742 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Cochise County's 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), Buena High School is one campus in the mix.

Berean Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buena High School has shrank 20%, going from 2,148 students in 2018 to 1,715 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.