Desert Mountain High School

Desert Mountain High School is a four-year high school of large scale in Scottsdale, Arizona, overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240), teacheing 1,905 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Desert Mountain High School sits 202% bigger than that benchmark.

Desert Mountain High School is one of 30 schools operated by Scottsdale Unified District (4240), a district that teaches 20,682 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Desert Mountain High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Desert Mountain High School is one campus in the mix.

Mountainside Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert Mountain High School.

Desert Mountain High School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 2,090 students in 2018 compared to 1,905 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.