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Student Choice High School

TEMPE · AZ · GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997) · Public charter

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Programs & features
  • Program details not reported to CRDC
Academic signals
  • 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 22% (Bottom 3% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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  • LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ombudsman - Charter Northeast, Ville De Marie Academy, Coronado High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 3% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
22%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
802
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.4%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
99
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 1,515 in 2021 to 1,279 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-15.6%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,540 students:

2025
1,486
2027
1,383
2029
1,287

≈ 253 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $8,634 per student in district revenue, the 253 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,184,402/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Ombudsman - Charter Northeast
Tempe
Public · charter 0.5 93 -11.4%
Ville De Marie Academy
Scottsdale
Private 1.1 222 +12.7%
Coronado High School
SCOTTSDALE
Public 1.8 747 -0.1%
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital
Tempe
Public · charter 1.8 2,051 +10.9%
EVIT - Coronado High School
SCOTTSDALE
Public 1.8
New School for the Arts
TEMPE
Public · charter 2.4 173 +0.6%
Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona
TEMPE
Public · charter 2.9 1
International Commerce High School - Tempe
TEMPE
Public · charter 2.9 290 +16.0%

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