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Vista Grande High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Vista Grande High School
Vista Grande High School is a senior high of heavily attended scale in CASA GRANDE, Arizona, one of the schools within Casa Grande Union High School District (4453), enrolling 1,943 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 208% bigger than typical.
Across the 3 schools in Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) (3,938 students total), Vista Grande High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Vista Grande High School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 17% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Vista Grande High School has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pinal County) logs that median household income runs about $80,266, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Pinal County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), Vista Grande High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: The Grande Innovation, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vista Grande High School.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 23%: 1,585 students in 2018 compared to 1,943 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 22% to 17%. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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