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AZ County FIPS: 04023

Public Schools in Santa Cruz County, AZ

Directory of 31 public schools operating in Santa Cruz County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 6,250 12,500 2020-2021: 10,118 students 10,118 2020-2021 2021-2022: 10,264 students 10,264 +1.4% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 10,542 students 10,542 +2.7% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 10,502 students 10,502 -0.4% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 10,432 students 10,432 -0.7% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 30 10,432 550.0 18.9:1 *reporting schools N/A
2023-2024 31 10,502 480.7 20.4:1 *reporting schools N/A
2022-2023 31 10,542 473.0 20.5:1 *reporting schools 7,810
2021-2022 31 10,264 492.2 19.3:1 *reporting schools 7,100
2020-2021 31 10,118 485.9 19.5:1 *reporting schools 217

School Districts in Santa Cruz County

Cities & Municipalities in Santa Cruz County

5 Cities

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
A J Mitchell Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
CTD - Patagonia High School 9-12 High School Cochise Technology District (79403) PATAGONIA View ›
Calabasas School PK-8 Elementary School Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) RIO RICO View ›
Challenger Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
Coatimundi Middle School 6-8 Middle School Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) RIO RICO View ›
Colegio Petite Arizona K-5 Elementary School Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989) NOGALES View ›
Desert Shadows Middle School 6-8 Middle School Nogales Unified District (4457) Nogales View ›
EdOptions Preparatory Academy 7-12 High School Educational Options Foundation (90201) NOGALES View ›
Elgin Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School Sonoita Elementary District (4461) ELGIN View ›
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
Lincoln Elementary School PK-5 Elementary School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
Little Red Schoolhouse PK-8 Elementary School Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459) NOGALES View ›
Mary L Welty Elementary School K-5 Elementary School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
Mexicayotl Charter School K-8 Elementary School Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463) NOGALES View ›
Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter School K-8 Elementary School Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc. (79066) AMADO View ›
Mountain View School K-5 Elementary School Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) RIO RICO View ›
NUSD Online K-12 Other / Combined Nogales Unified District (4457) Nogales View ›
Nogales High School 9-12 High School Nogales Unified District (4457) NOGALES View ›
PCJTED - Nogales high School 9-12 High School Pima County JTED (89380) NOGALES View ›
PCJTED - Pierson High School 9-12 High School Pima County JTED (89380) Nogales View ›
PCJTED - Rio Rico High School 9-12 High School Pima County JTED (89380) RIO RICO View ›
Patagonia Elementary School PK-8 Elementary School Patagonia Elementary District (4460) Patagonia View ›
Patagonia Montessori School K-8 Elementary School Patagonia Montessori Elementary School (79069) PATAGONIA View ›
Patagonia Union High School 9-12 High School Patagonia Union High School District (4462) Patagonia View ›
Pierson High School 9-12 High School Nogales Unified District (4457) Nogales View ›
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