GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology
THATCHER · AZ · Gila Institute for Technology (79387) · Public
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Gila Valley Learning Center → GIFT - Thatcher High School → GIFT - Mt. Graham High School → Mt Graham High School → Dan Hinton Accommodation School → Mt. Turnbull Academy → GIFT - Ft. Thomas High School → Pima County JTED - Camino Seco →How GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology compares for families
What families should know about GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology.
- ▸ 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: Gila Valley Learning Center, GIFT - Thatcher High School, GIFT - Mt. Graham High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Arizona
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +15.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 24 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila Valley Learning Center Pima |
Public | 5.3 | 18 | — |
| GIFT - Thatcher High School Thatcher |
Public | 0.9 | — | — |
| GIFT - Mt. Graham High School Safford |
Public | 3.9 | — | — |
| Mt Graham High School SAFFORD |
Public | 3.9 | 86 | +17.8% |
| Dan Hinton Accommodation School Pima |
Public | 5.0 | 6 | — |
| Mt. Turnbull Academy BYLAS |
Public | 28.0 | 32 | — |
| GIFT - Ft. Thomas High School Fort Thomas |
Public | 17.9 | — | — |
| Pima County JTED - Camino Seco TUCSON |
Public | 74.5 | 25 | — |