BASIS Tucson Primary

Tucson · AZ · BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361) · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Pima Prevention Partnership-Tucson → PCJTED - Catalina High School → Catalina High School → AmeriSchools Academy - Tucson → Desert Sage High School → PCJTED - University High School → PCJTED - Rincon High School → University High School →

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.

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‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

40.0%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

1.4%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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.

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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

5.2%

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

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.

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

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 789 in 2021 to 785 in 2024 — over 3 years.

-0.5%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 785 students:

2025

785

2027

786

2029

787

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

Revenue upside

At $7,946 per student in district revenue, the 2 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $15,892/year in additional funding.

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

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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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Pima Prevention Partnership-Tucson Tucson	Public · charter	0.2	—	—
PCJTED - Catalina High School TUCSON	Public	0.7	—	—
Catalina High School TUCSON	Public	0.7	580	+2.3%
AmeriSchools Academy - Tucson TUCSON	Public · charter	0.9	—	—
Desert Sage High School TUCSON	Public · charter	1.1	90	—
PCJTED - University High School TUCSON	Public	1.3	—	—
PCJTED - Rincon High School TUCSON	Public	1.3	1	—
University High School TUCSON	Public	1.3	982	-13.0%

At a glance

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BASIS Tucson Primary is a public high school in Tucson, AZ, enrolling 785 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 0% from 2021 to 2024.

5% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students attend BASIS Tucson Primary? BASIS Tucson Primary is a public high school in Tucson, AZ, enrolling 785 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.