📍 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, 85259
Desert Mountain High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Scottsdale, Maricopa County. The school has 1,880 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scottsdale Unified District (4240) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Desert Mountain High School enrolls 1,880 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 87.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 12% Asian and 9.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,353 | 72% |
| Asian | 218 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 1,880 students (7.9%) 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.
Desert Mountain High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-10.
Desert Mountain High School is one of 30 schools in Scottsdale Unified District (4240), based in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The district serves 20,682 students district-wide and employs 1,294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,880 students, Desert Mountain High School is larger than the district average of about 689 students per school.
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