Student Choice High School

TEMPE · AZ · GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997) · Public charter

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Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 22% (Bottom 3% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Student Choice High School compares for families

What families should know about Student Choice High School.

  • LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Tempe High School, Arcadia High School, Mcclintock High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 3% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
22%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
802
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Arizona

86%
admit rate
$13,926
in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state
1160–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Arizona profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.4%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
99
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 1,515 in 2021 to 1,279 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-15.6%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,540 students:

2025
1,489
2027
1,391
2029
1,300

≈ 240 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $8,634 per student in district revenue, the 240 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,072,160/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Tempe High School
TEMPE
Public 3.0 1,431 -8.3%
Arcadia High School
PHOENIX
Public 4.5 1,679 +3.3%
Mcclintock High School
TEMPE
Public 3.7 1,781 -3.4%
Marcos De Niza High School
TEMPE
Public 5.7 1,408 -5.9%
Saguaro High School
SCOTTSDALE
Public 5.5 1,300 -10.5%
North High School
PHOENIX
Public 7.9 1,837 -16.3%
Camelback High School
PHOENIX
Public 6.8 2,106 -5.9%
Dobson High School
MESA
Public 6.8 2,284 -1.7%

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