Wickenburg High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg High School in Wickenburg, Arizona enrolled 384 students in 2024-25 with 24.5 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-64% (Arizona: 77.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

460 students in 2022-23, 457 students in 2023-24, 384 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.3 to 24.5.

Students enrolled at Wickenburg High School by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 38402004006002022-234602023-244572024-25384
Students enrolled at Wickenburg High School by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 38402004006002022-234602023-244572024-25384
Students enrolled at Wickenburg High School by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 38402004006002022-234602023-244572024-25384
Students enrolled at Wickenburg High School by school year2022-23: 460, 2023-24: 457, 2024-25: 38402004006002022-234602023-244572024-25384
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346026.317.5
2023-2445728.815.9
2024-2538424.515.7

15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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.

Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Wickenburg High School 15.7; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWickenburg High School 15.7state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Wickenburg High School 15.7; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWickenburg High School 15.7state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Wickenburg High School 15.7; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWickenburg High School 15.7state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; Wickenburg High School 15.7; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWickenburg High School 15.7state median 18.7U.S. 14.5

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wickenburg High School enrolled 498 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 249 of the 498 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent56.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.4% of students were White, 46.6% Hispanic, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White47.4%
  2. Hispanic46.6%
  3. Black2.9%
  4. Two or more races1.3%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Wickenburg High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%36%40.4%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%35% (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

60-64% of the 92 students in Wickenburg 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate60‑64%60‑64%77.8%
Students in the class9214193,470

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 Wickenburg

2 public high schools in Wickenburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Wickenburg High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wickenburg High School38415.733.9%
West-MEC - Wickenburg High School3not reportednot reported

All public schools in Wickenburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wickenburg High School

  1. West-MEC - Wickenburg High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Nadaburg Online Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 19 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare Wickenburg High School with West-MEC - Wickenburg High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wickenburg Unified School District #9 spends per student$11,366 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,366
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaWickenburg High School is the number 226 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#226 of 580
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.15.7:1
  7. 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 Wickenburg High School

  1. How many students attend Wickenburg High School?
    384 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 460 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wickenburg, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wickenburg High School?
    15.7 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.
  3. Is Wickenburg High School a Title I school?
    Wickenburg High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wickenburg High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wickenburg High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Wickenburg High School?
    60-64% of the 92 students in Wickenburg 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.
  6. What district is Wickenburg High School in?
    Wickenburg Unified School District #9, NCES district ID 0409190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040919000955 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.

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