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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (85448)·NCES 040040702404

City High School

48 E PENNINGTON ST, TUCSON, AZ 85701 · (520) 623-7223 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
39
Grade 10
47
Grade 11
43
Grade 12
36
Student demographics
White
7143%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
7143%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 48%
Black
64%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
159%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6841%
Female
9759%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
42.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +6.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +4.0pp since 2017
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
165
-18 (-10%) vs 2017
% White
43%
was 52%
% Hispanic
43%
was 40%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About City High School

City High School operates as a very small senior high in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448). Current enrollment sits at 165 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 631.

CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448) runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 292 students. City High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, City High School shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 43% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), City High School is one campus in the mix.

Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, City High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at City High School has ticked down 10%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 52% to 43% over that span.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students

Quick facts

School name
City High School
District
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448)
Address
48 E PENNINGTON ST, TUCSON, AZ 85701
Phone
(520) 623-7223
County
Pima County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
165
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
7.3:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040040702404
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About City High School
How large is City High School?
City High School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 09-12.
Is City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
City High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at City High School?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at City High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at City High School?
At City High School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is City High School public or private?
City High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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