Sandra Day O'Connor High School

Sandra Day O'Connor High School is a secondary school of high-enrollment scale in Glendale, Arizona, overseen by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), teacheing 2,658 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 321% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Across the 41 schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246) (32,265 students total), Sandra Day O'Connor High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sandra Day O'Connor High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Sandra Day O'Connor High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Sandra Day O'Connor High School is one.

The closest other public school is West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Sandra Day O'Connor High School's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 2,332 (now 2,658). The White share of enrollment edged down from 74% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

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