📍 111 N Well Rd, Ajo, Pima County, 85321
Ajo High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ajo, Pima County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ajo Unified District (4409) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 38.6:1.
Ajo High School enrolls 135 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 38.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 5.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 76% |
| White | 19 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 135 students (68%) 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.
Ajo High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Ajo High School is one of 2 schools in Ajo Unified District (4409), based in AJO, Arizona. The district serves 397 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 135 students, Ajo High School is smaller than the district average of about 199 students per school.