Mingus Online Academy

Mingus Online Academy is a minimally staffed high school in COTTONWOOD, Arizona, part of Mingus Union High School District (4488). The school instructs 37 students in grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

Within Mingus Union High School District (4488), which oversees 2 schools and 1,202 students, Mingus Online Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Mingus Online Academy shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Yavapai County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Yavapai County put median household income runs about $69,613, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Yavapai County runs 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,538 students), of which Mingus Online Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mingus Union High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mingus Online Academy operates from a town-based location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 429%: 7 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 32% across the same window.

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