Innovation Tech High School
Tucson · AZ · Tucson Unified District (4403) · Public
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STAR Academic High School → Pima Rose Academy → Alta Vista High School → Ombudsman - Charter Valencia → Catalina High School → City High School → PJCTED - Star Academic High School → PCJTED - Project MORE →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 30% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Innovation Tech High School compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ 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: STAR Academic High School, Pima Rose Academy, Alta Vista High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 30% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
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. 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.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +7.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 333 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,614 per student in district revenue, the 147 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,854,258/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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR Academic High School TUCSON |
Public | 2.0 | 265 | -4.0% |
| Pima Rose Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 442 | +16.6% |
| Alta Vista High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 495 | +6.7% |
| Ombudsman - Charter Valencia TUCSON |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 205 | -52.3% |
| Catalina High School TUCSON |
Public | 4.8 | 580 | +2.3% |
| City High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 165 | -7.8% |
| PJCTED - Star Academic High School Tucson |
Public | 2.0 | — | — |
| PCJTED - Project MORE TUCSON |
Public | 2.1 | — | — |