📍 10701 e Mary Ann Cleveland Way, Tucson, Pima County, 85747
Empire High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tucson, Pima County. The school has 876 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vail Unified District (4413) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
Empire High School enrolls 876 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 474 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 279 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 30 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 876 students (21%) 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.
Empire High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-60.
Empire High School is one of 23 schools in Vail Unified District (4413), based in Vail, Arizona. The district serves 15,011 students district-wide and employs 788 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 876 students, Empire High School is larger than the district average of about 653 students per school.