Salpointe Catholic High School
1545 E Copper St., Tucson, AZ 85719Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $14,490
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,305
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Tucson center
- 8.4 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- ESA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 94
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Tucson, AZ
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 1,253 to 1,305, up 52 (4%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (359)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (280)
- Average a grade
- About 326
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,140
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 40 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 14.1 here; median 10.8 at 25 AZ secondary schools
- Size in Pima County
- Largest of the 44 schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Salpointe Catholic High School tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $14,490
Tuition from Salpointe Catholic High School's website, checked October 2, 2026.
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| International School of Tucson | PreK-8 | 225 | <1 |
| Saints Peter & Paul School | K-8 | 344 | 1 |
| First Southern Christian School | PreK-6 | 69 | 2 |
| Second Street Childrens School | PreK-K | 12 | 2 |
| Satori | PreK-1 | 24 | 2 |
| Tucson Waldorf School | PreK-8 | 167 | 3 |
| St. Ambrose School | PreK-8 | 218 | 3 |
| Tucson Hebrew Academy | K-8 | 92 | 3 |
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