Cienega High School

Set in VAIL, Arizona, Cienega High School is a roomy 9-12 campus, operated by Vail Unified District (4413). It works with 1,881 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 198% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Within Vail Unified District (4413), which oversees 24 schools and 15,011 students, Cienega High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cienega High School records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Cienega 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, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Cienega High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PCJTED - Cienega High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cienega High School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Cienega High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,879 (now 1,881). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 34% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.