WAVE-Central Campus
Lake Havasu City · AZ · Western Arizona Vocational District #50 (90123) · Public
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WAVE - Lake Havasu High School → WAVE-Arizona Western College → WAVE - Parker High School → WAVE- Lee Williams High School → MIJTED - Prescott High School → STEDY- Central Campus → WAVE - River Valley High School → MICTED - Medical →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How WAVE-Central Campus compares for families
What families should know about WAVE-Central Campus.
- ▸ 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: WAVE - Lake Havasu High School, WAVE-Arizona Western College, WAVE - Parker 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. 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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -17.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 2 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAVE - Lake Havasu High School Lake Havasu City |
Public | 2.1 | 1 | — |
| WAVE-Arizona Western College PARKER |
Public | 23.2 | 1 | — |
| WAVE - Parker High School PARKER |
Public | 23.8 | 1 | — |
| WAVE- Lee Williams High School KINGMAN |
Public | 51.8 | 2 | — |
| MIJTED - Prescott High School PRESCOTT |
Public | 106.8 | 2 | — |
| STEDY- Central Campus YUMA |
Public | 123.8 | 2 | — |
| WAVE - River Valley High School MOHAVE VALLEY |
Public | 31.1 | 1 | — |
| MICTED - Medical PRESCOTT VLY |
Public | 114.5 | 3 | — |