VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education
COTTONWOOD · AZ · Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (79397) · Public
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VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District → VACTE - Yavapai College Sedona Center → VACTE - Clarkdale Jerome School District → VACTE - Camp Verde Unified School District → VACTE - Mingus Union High School → MICTED - Medical → Prescott Valley School → Cottonwood Education Services →How VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education compares for families
What families should know about VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education.
- ▸ 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: VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District, VACTE - Yavapai College Sedona Center, VACTE - Clarkdale Jerome School District 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 +26.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 7 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VACTE - Cottonwood-Oak Creek Unified School District COTTONWOOD |
Public | 1.0 | — | — |
| VACTE - Yavapai College Sedona Center SEDONA |
Public | 12.7 | 4 | — |
| VACTE - Clarkdale Jerome School District COTTONWOOD |
Public | 5.4 | — | — |
| VACTE - Camp Verde Unified School District CAMP VERDE |
Public | 11.8 | — | — |
| VACTE - Mingus Union High School COTTONWOOD |
Public | 0.9 | 1 | — |
| MICTED - Medical PRESCOTT VLY |
Public | 21.8 | 3 | — |
| Prescott Valley School Prescott Valley |
Public · charter | 20.1 | 18 | — |
| Cottonwood Education Services COTTONWOOD |
Public | 2.6 | 42 | — |