1630 e Southern Ave, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85204
Mesa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 3,475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa Unified District (4235) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 166.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Mesa High School enrolls 3,475 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 166.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,416 | 70% |
| White | 745 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 68 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 21 | <1% |
| Asian | 16 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,050 of the school's 3,475 students (59%) 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.
Mesa High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-40.
Mesa High School is one of 78 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235), based in MESA, Arizona. The district serves 55,821 students district-wide and employs 3,554 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,475 students, Mesa High School is larger than the district average of about 716 students per school.