Canyon View High School

Set in WADDELL, Arizona, Canyon View High School is a big senior high, run under Agua Fria Union High School District (4289). It educates 2,141 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 239% above typical.

Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 10,089 students. Canyon View High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Canyon View High School lists that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 34% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Canyon View High School has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Canyon View High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (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%. Canyon View High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is West-MEC Canyon View High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Canyon View High School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

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