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About this school
Desert View High School is
an urban public school
in Tucson, Arizona that is part of Sunnyside Unified School District 12.
It serves 2,156 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Its teachers have had 76 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 22, 2025
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Desert View High School
$54,287
raised using DonorsChoose
76
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
223
donors
19
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
9
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Desert View High School has received support from
172 individuals from Arizona and
51 individuals out-of-state.