Marana High School

Located at 12000 W EMIGH RD, in TUCSON, Arizona, Marana High School is a roomy secondary school that instructs 2,437 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Marana Unified District (4404). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Marana High School sits 286% above that benchmark.

Marana Unified District (4404) comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 12,845 students; Marana High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marana High School records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, Pima County reports that median household income runs about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Marana High School is one.

The closest other public school is Picture Rocks Elementary, roughly 3.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 17%: 2,077 students in 2018 compared to 2,437 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 57% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.