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Pierson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
451 N. Arroyo Blvd
Nogales, AZ 85621
Phone
(520) 287-0915
District
Nogales Unified District (4457)
County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
142
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

Pierson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
42%
No Data
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 49 34.5%
Grade 10 46 32.4%
Grade 11 27 19.0%
Grade 12 20 14.1%
Total 142 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 0.2% 36.4%
Black 0.0% 0.1% 5.9%
Hispanic 100.0% 99.3% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.2% 78.8% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 83.8% 69.3% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 9.5% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,707 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 106.2 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.5% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,114 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 68.3% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.9% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.2% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.4% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 19.9% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,471 $25,424,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $3,590,000 6.7%
Staff $454 $2,584,000 4.8%
General Administration $194 $1,101,000 2.1%
School Administration $399 $2,267,000 4.2%
Operation $1,065 $6,058,000 11.3%
Transportation $165 $939,000 1.8%
Other $1,006 $5,723,000 10.7%
Total Support $3,915 $22,262,000 41.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,016 $5,779,000 10.8%
Total Expenditures $9,401 $53,465,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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