Sunnyside High School

Sunnyside High School is a 9-12 campus of heavily attended scale in TUCSON, Arizona, overseen by Sunnyside Unified District (4407), instructing 2,258 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Sunnyside High School sits 258% larger than that benchmark.

Within Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which oversees 21 schools and 13,979 students, Sunnyside High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sunnyside High School lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pima County) shows that median household earnings sit near $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. Sunnyside High School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Sierra K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 2,067 students in 2018 compared to 2,258 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sunnyside High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.