University High School

University High School operates as a low-enrollment secondary school in TOLLESON, Arizona, one of the schools within Tolleson Union High School District (4288). Current enrollment sits at 416 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so University High School sits 34% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Tolleson Union High School District (4288) (13,931 students total), University High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, University High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Black, 12% Asian, 7% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, University High School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting University High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 University High School is one.

West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 503 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 6% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

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