High school (grades 9-12) · Tucson, AZ

Sky Islands

Federal NCES profile for Sky Islands, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040077102899Charter school
0/100100/10039/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
88
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sky Islands earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#16 of 38
high schools in Tucson · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
60
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Sky Islands ranks #16 of 38 high schools in Tucson, AZ.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040077102899 · Tucson, AZ High · SMALL · CHARTER

60 enr · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Resource Investment Index #16 of 38 high schools in Tucson. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Sky Islands compares

Sky Islands on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 60 top 88% - -

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

60
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Engagement
83.3%
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
$17,043
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 60 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 53.3%
White 43.3%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More 1.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.8, Sky Islands is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Blue Adobe Project (89871), which includes Sky Islands.

$17,043
Per student
+26%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 6.9%
State 81.6%
Federal 11.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Tucson

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Sky Islands

How many students attend Sky Islands?

Sky Islands has 60 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tucson, AZ.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sky Islands?

The largest demographic group at Sky Islands is Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sky Islands?

Sky Islands has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sky Islands rank among high schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Sky Islands ranks #16 of 38 high schools in Tucson, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Tucson on the city page.

What other schools are in Blue Adobe Project (89871)?

None; Blue Adobe Project (89871) is a single-school charter district, and Sky Islands is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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