Red Mountain High School

Red Mountain High School is a high school of big scale in MESA, Arizona, operated by Mesa Unified District (4235), teacheing 3,379 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 435% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Within Mesa Unified District (4235), which oversees 81 schools and 55,821 students, Red Mountain High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Red Mountain High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 165 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Red Mountain High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Salk Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Red Mountain High School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Red Mountain High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 3,376 (now 3,379). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 67% to 59%.

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