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Catalina High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Catalina High School
Located at 3645 E PIMA ST, in TUCSON, Arizona, Catalina High School is an average-sized four-year high school that teaches 580 students (grades 8 through 12), one of the schools within Tucson Unified District (4403).
Catalina High School is one of 88 schools operated by Tucson Unified District (4403), a district that educates 40,316 students overall.
Demographically, Catalina High School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.
On the resource side, Catalina High School shows 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Catalina High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household income runs about $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 Catalina High School is one.
The closest other public school is Tucson Unified Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 708 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 24% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Catalina High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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