High school (grades 9-12) · Bullhead City, AZ

Mohave High School

Federal NCES profile for Mohave High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040008201457
0/100100/10017/100
📚 AP courses
20
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mohave High School earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#10 of 10
public schools in Bullhead City · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
43.0%
free-lunch eligible
1,067
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Mohave High School ranks #10 of 10 public schools in Bullhead City, AZ.

Enrollment

1,067

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

43.0%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

-11% vs state

What stands out at Mohave High School

Mohave High School is a large high school in Bullhead City, Arizona, enrolling 1,067 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 43.0% lands close to the Arizona typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Arizona, bigger than 92% of state schools at 1,067 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 149 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Arizona schools statewide, it ranks #131, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and White (40%) (diversity index 58/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 4 Advanced Placement courses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Colorado River Union High School District (4381) spends $9,234 per pupil, 30% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Colorado River Union High School District (4381) also operates River Valley High School (585 students) and Cruhsd Academy (195 students) alongside Mohave High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mohave High School compares

Mohave High School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 43.0% ▼ 11% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,067 top 8% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,067
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.0%
free-lunch eligible - 11% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
54.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,234
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 145 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 51.5%
White 39.6%
Two or More 4.3%
African American 2.3%
Asian 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 51.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.5, Mohave High School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Colorado River Union High School District (4381), which includes Mohave High School.

$9,234
Per student
-30%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.9%
State 22.0%
Federal 13.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Mohave High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
River Valley High School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Cruhsd Academy Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Mohave High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Colorado River Union High School District (4381) · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mohave High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mohave High School

How many students attend Mohave High School?

Mohave High School has 1,067 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bullhead City, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mohave High School?

43.0% of students at Mohave High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mohave High School?

The largest demographic group at Mohave High School is Hispanic or Latino at 51.5% of enrollment, in Bullhead City, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mohave High School?

Mohave High School has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mohave High School rank among public schools in Bullhead City?

By Resource Investment Index, Mohave High School ranks #10 of 10 public schools in Bullhead City, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Bullhead City on the city page.

Is Mohave High School a good school?

Mohave High School earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Colorado River Union High School District (4381)?

Besides Mohave High School, Colorado River Union High School District (4381) also operates River Valley High School (585 students) and Cruhsd Academy (195 students). See the Colorado River Union High School District (4381) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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