📍 590 N. Camino Galindo, Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County, 85648
Rio Rico High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County. The school has 1,414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
Rio Rico High School enrolls 1,414 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,358 | 96% |
| White | 40 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,017 of the school's 1,414 students (72%) 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.
Rio Rico High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Rio Rico High School is one of 6 schools in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458), based in RIO RICO, Arizona. The district serves 3,612 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,414 students, Rio Rico High School is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
View the full Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) profile →
Browse live education vacancies at or near Rio Rico High School.
Find vacancies →