Tanque Verde High School

Tanque Verde High School is one of the average-sized high schools in TUCSON, Arizona, one of the schools within Tanque Verde Unified District (4408), with 761 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,212 students; Tanque Verde High School is among them.

Demographically, Tanque Verde High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, On paper, Tanque Verde High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Tanque Verde High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Pima County reports that median household income runs about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Tanque Verde High School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

The closest other public school is Agua Caliente School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 88%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 761 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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