Mt Graham High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Safford, Arizona
Mt Graham High School in Safford, Arizona enrolled 86 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 48% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
58 students in 2022-23, 90 students in 2023-24, 86 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 58 | 5.0 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 5.0 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 5.0 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Arizona high schools
Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 74 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mt Graham High School enrolled 74 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 74 of the 74 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
52.3% of students were Hispanic, 43.0% White, 2.3% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic52.3%
- White43.0%
- American Indian2.3%
- Black1.2%
- Two or more races1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mt Graham High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 39% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 36% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
75-79% of the 67 students in Mt Graham High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 75‑79% | 76% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 67 | 262 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Safford
4 public high schools in Safford report 2024-25 enrollment; Mt Graham High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safford High School | 828 | 19.1 | 28.0% |
| Mt Graham High School | 86 | 17.2 | 58.6% |
| Henry Dunkerson Pathways Academy | 33 | not reported | not reported |
| GIFT - Safford High School | 2 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mt Graham High School
- Henry Dunkerson Pathways AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 33 students (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Safford High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 828 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Mt Graham High School with Henry Dunkerson Pathways AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Safford Unified School District 1 spends per student$10,262 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,262
- The largest public schools in ArizonaMt Graham High School is the number 374 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mt Graham High School
How many students attend Mt Graham High School?
86 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 58 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Safford, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Graham High School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mt Graham High School a Title I school?
Mt Graham High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Mt Graham High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mt Graham High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Mt Graham High School?
75-79% of the 67 students in Mt Graham High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mt Graham High School in?
Safford Unified School District 1, NCES district ID 0407240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040724000527 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.