Desert View High School

Set in TUCSON, Arizona, Desert View High School is an expansive high school, part of Sunnyside Unified District (4407). It caters to 2,102 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Desert View High School sits 233% larger than that benchmark.

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 13,979 students; Desert View High School is among them.

Demographically, Desert View High School reports that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Black, 4% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Desert View High School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

PCJTED - Desert View High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Desert View High School.

Desert View High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 2,037 students in 2018 compared to 2,102 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.