Dobson High School - Mesa, Arizona/AZ

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Dobson High School

1501 W Guadalupe, Mesa, AZ, 85202-7575 -

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Definition of Terms

Dobson High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Maricopa County, AZ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2366 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

111 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 914 students

Grade 11 - 778 students

Grade 12 - 674 students

This School

(AZ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AZ) School Average

% American Indian	2%	13%
% Asian	4%	1%
% Hispanic	22%	34%
% Black	5%	5%
% White	66%	47%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AZ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Mesa Unified School District

This School's Agency

(AZ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	89	2
Number of Students Managed	74,395 students	505 students
District Total Revenue	$559,441,000	$3,309,000
District Expenditure	$494,936,000	$2,717,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,520	$6,552
District Expenditure / Student	$6,653	$5,380
District Graduation Rates	84%	50%

Chalk talk (The Sierra Vista Herald)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 08:35:41 am
No descr Buena High School Congratulations to Brian Sayler and Olivia Riedell for excellent performances at last weekend’s speech and debate tournament at Dobson High School in Mesa. Sayler broke to quarterfinals in the Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Riedell broke to quarterfinals in prose interpretation. Coach Erin Kilpatrick and Gary Burden took the team for their first tournament of the year ...
Dobson High locked down after bomb threat (East Valley Tribune)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:44:00 pm
The Mesa bomb squad locked down Dobson High School for about an hour Tuesday after someone called in a threat around 8:40 a.m.
City Council expected to OK deals for school-zone lights (The Arizona Republic)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:33:00 am
The Mesa City Council next week is expected to approve agreements with the Mesa and Gilbert public school districts to install flashing lights to warn drivers they're in school zones.
School News 11/7/09 (Casa Grande Dispatch)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:06:05 am
Casa Grande Elementary School District Thank you for your support The Governing Board and employees of the Casa Grande Elementary School District appreciate the support of the community in the recent budget override election. We are profoundly grateful to the community leaders who worked hard to generate support for this measure, and to the district’s voters for their commitment to our students ...
Mesa councilman: Powell Jr. High could close (East Valley Tribune)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:40:58 pm
Mesa Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh is spreading word through Twitter that the Mesa school district wants to close Powell Junior High School.

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Dobson High School is a secondary public high school located in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Mesa Unified School District and serves grades 10-12. Rhodes, Hendrix, and Powell are the main junior high schools, in Mesa, that feed students into Dobson. The school's mascot is a mustang and the school colors are blue and silver. Student population is approximately 2,800 students, being a middle-sized high school compared to most high schools.
Founded in 1981, Dobson sits on of public land. The school is named after the Dobson family, who moved to the area in 1886 and established a large ranch which includes the land where the school is now located.
The current principal is Matthew Gehrman, who also was a Dobson graduate, teacher, and assistant principal in the past. Rick Fultz, Ray Perkins and Dora Samson comprise the rest of the administration, as the three assistant principals. Paul Walsh, Linda Rottman and Steve Green have been administrative principals at Dobson.
In 2009, President Barack Obama made a speech at the school announcing a mortgage relief plan.
Notable Alumni & Former Students
Class of 1984: Denise Jonas—mother of the famous band The Jonas Brothers
Class of 1986: Anthony Galde, Broadway actor, Wicked, The Civil War and other plays
Class of 1992: Shii Ann Huang, contestant on "Survivor: Thailand"
Class of 1996: Roxanne Wilson, finalist on season 5 of NBC's "The Apprentice"
Class of 2005: Brea Bennett, American pornographic actress
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