📍 1840 e Benson Hwy, Tucson, Pima County, 85714
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Tucson, Pima County. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center enrolls 154 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% White and 6.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 84% |
| White | 12 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 154 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is one of 6 schools in Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431), based in TUCSON, Arizona. The district serves 740 students district-wide. With 154 students, PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is larger than the district average of about 123 students per school.
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