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Cholla High School
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AASA 2023-24 . % Passing7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cholla High School
Cholla High School operates as a roomy 9-12 campus in TUCSON, Arizona, overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403). Current enrollment sits at 1,575 students spanning grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 150% above typical.
Within Tucson Unified District (4403), which oversees 88 schools and 40,316 students, Cholla High School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Cholla High School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school logs 8% White, 7% Native American, 3% Black. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Cholla High School reports 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Cholla High School tighter than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Cholla High School is one.
The closest other public school is PCJTED - Cholla High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cholla High School.
Cholla High School operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 1,892 students in 2018 compared to 1,575 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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