Patagonia Union High School

Patagonia Union High School is one of the tiny high schools in Patagonia, Arizona, one of the schools within Patagonia Union High School District (4462), with 71 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Operationally, Patagonia Union High School answers to Patagonia Union High School District (4462), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Patagonia Union High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 24% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Patagonia Union High School reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the broader community, Santa Cruz County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,217, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Santa Cruz County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,432 students), Patagonia Union High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Patagonia Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Patagonia Union High School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Patagonia Union High School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 71). The White share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.