Chaparral High School

Chaparral High School operates as a large senior high in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, overseen by Scottsdale Unified District (4240). Current enrollment sits at 1,773 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Chaparral High School sits 181% larger than that benchmark.

Scottsdale Unified District (4240) runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 20,682 students. Chaparral High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chaparral High School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Chaparral High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chaparral High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cocopah Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chaparral High School.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chaparral High School has ticked down 18%, going from 2,161 students in 2018 to 1,773 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 76%.

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