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St. Augustine Catholic High School

8800 E 22nd St., Tucson, AZ 85710Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$14,250
Grades
9-12
Students (K-12)
276
Students per teacher
12.3
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Tucson center
5.2 miles

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Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.

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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
24
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Tucson, AZ
Boys and girls
46% boys, 54% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
95%
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

279 2019-20 258 2021-22 276 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
279 to 276, down 3 (1%)
Path
Dipped to 258 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way

Students by grade, 2023-24

82 9 63 10 57 11 74 12
Largest grade
Grade 9 (82)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (57)
Average a grade
About 69

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours 5 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,270
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against Arizona
Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
School day, against Arizona
About the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 12.3 AZ median 10.8
Students per teacher
This school 276 County median 136
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
12.3 here; median 10.8 at 25 AZ secondary schools
Size in Pima County
Larger than 31 of 43 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Hispanic 79% White 16% Black 1% Two or more races 1% American Indian 1% Asian under 1% Pacific Islander under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

St. Augustine Catholic High School tuition, and what ESA pays

Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$14,250
Required fees
$300 a year

Per pupil tuition for Arizona residents is $14,250 and covers the Chromebook, e-books, PSAT, class retreats and yearbook. The school works with Arizona tax credit scholarship organizations such as CTSO.

Tuition from St. Augustine Catholic High School's website, checked October 6, 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 at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Desert Christian School$11,600 to $15,6002026-272.7
Desert Christian Schools Pk12$11,600 to $15,6002026-272.9
St. Michael's Parish Day School$14,175 to $14,8252026-273.5

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Casa Ninos School of Montessori - East CampusPreK-3379Nonsectarian1
Family Life AcademyK-811013.1Christian (nondenominational)1
Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic SchoolPreK-821315.3Roman Catholic2
Calvary Chapel Christian SchoolK-1222517.3Christian (nondenominational)2
Calvery Chapel Christian SchoolK-1223017.7Christian (nondenominational)2
Desert Christian SchoolPreK-1250310.6Christian (nondenominational)3
Desert Christian Schools Pk12PreK-1252318.2Christian (nondenominational)3
St. Michael's Parish Day SchoolPreK-83068.8Episcopal4

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