Amphitheater High School - Tucson, Arizona/AZ

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Amphitheater High School

125 W Yavapai Road, Tucson, AZ, 85705-3531 -

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Definition of Terms

Amphitheater High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Pima County, AZ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1655 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

99 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 462 students

Grade 10 - 434 students

Grade 11 - 389 students

Grade 12 - 370 students

This School

(AZ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AZ) School Average

% American Indian	4%	13%
% Asian	4%	1%
% Hispanic	53%	34%
% Black	8%	5%
% White	32%	47%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AZ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

59%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Amphitheater Unified School District

This School's Agency

(AZ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	20	2
Number of Students Managed	16,899 students	505 students
District Total Revenue	$125,615,000	$3,309,000
District Expenditure	$111,060,000	$2,717,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,433	$6,552
District Expenditure / Student	$6,572	$5,380
District Graduation Rates	84%	50%

CASEY CROWE : US coach takes time for locals (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:09:31 am
Standing on an empty mat in the basement-level wrestling room at the old Amphitheater High School gymnasium last week, was the leader of America's freestyle wrestling world.
Free bikes a big deal for local refugees (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:15:30 am
You just have to wonder what they were thinking. Ten young refugees — nine from the impoverished Himalayas and one from Baghdad — were introduced to Tucson's joyous bicycle dungeon.
Blood donations (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 07:10:28 am
The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places next week. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.
Helping the sport live on (Explorer News)
posted on July 20, 2009 at 05:41:30 pm
Randy Metcalf/The Explorer , Sixteen-year-old Sierra Douglas gets some hands-on training from U.S. Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor during her volleyball camp last week. The three-day camp was held at Amphitheater High School.
Neighbors Briefs (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on July 16, 2009 at 07:20:22 am
midtown

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Amphitheater High School, also known as Amphi High, is a public high school, located in central Tucson, Arizona, United States. Amphi is the flagship high school of Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, and serves grades 9-12. The school mascot is the panther, and the school colors are kelly green and white. Amphi opened in 1939 as the second high school in Tucson, and has a student enrollment of 1,498.
Football
Amphi is renowned statewide for their historic football program. In addition to winning the state title in '75 and then again in '79, Amphi consistently ranks at the top of their division. Vern Friedli currently coaches the team, and has the most varsity football wins in the state of Arizona. At the end of the 08-09 season, he captured his 309th win.
Pep Assemblies
Amphi is well-known for its energetic and enthusiastic quarterly pep assemblies. Run by Amphi's student council, the pep assemblies draw large audiences including students from a host of other high schools in Tucson, who come to adopt ideas and concepts for their own schools' events.
External links
Amphitheater Public Schools

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