Founded in 1903, the Vail Unified School District (often shortened to simply Vail School District) is the school district in the town of
Vail, Arizona
Vail is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is southeast of Tucson. The population was 10,208 at the 2010 census, up from 2484 in the 2000 census. The area is known for the nearby Colossal Cave, a large ...
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It operates an inclusive preschool, ten elementary schools, six middle schools, and five high schools, plus the Vail Academy and High School, a K-12 school, serving a population of more than 14,000 students from preschool to twelfth grade.
History
The district began operations in 1903.
In 1999 the School Facilities Board of the State of Arizona approved funding the construction of a comprehensive high school for the district, which previously did not have one. The anticipated construction was for $24,300,000, with an expected opening time in 2001.
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Elementary schools
*Acacia Elementary (Tucson)
*Civano Elementary (Tucson)
*Cottonwood Elementary (Tucson)
*Desert Willow Elementary (Tucson)
*Esmond Station K-8 School (Tucson)
*Mesquite Elementary (Tucson)
*Ocotillo Ridge Elementary (unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
*Senita Valley Elementary (Tucson)
*Sycamore Elementary (unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
*Copper Ridge Elementary (unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
Middle schools
*Civano Middle School (Tucson)
*Corona Foothills Middle School (unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
*Desert Sky Middle School (Tucson)
*Old Vail Middle School (unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
*Rincon Vista Middle School (Tucson)
*Esmond Station K-8 School(Tucson)
High schools
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Cienega High School
Cienega High School (also known as CHS) is a public high school in Pima County, Arizona. It opened in the fall of 2001 with approximately 400 students (freshmen and sophomores). It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 5A Conf ...
(unincorporated, non-census-designated Pima County)
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Empire High School
Empire High School, also known as EHS, is a public high school in the Vail Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona. It is the first public high school in the United States to use all-wireless laptop technology and fully digital (no textbooks) ...
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Pantano High School
Pantano High School is an alternative high school in the Vail Unified School District. It serves students who are four or more credits behind and are at risk of failing or dropping out. Pantano is located at 13010 S. Houghton Road in Tucson, Arizon ...
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Mica Mountain High School
Mica Mountain High School is a high school in Tucson, Arizona, the fourth public high school operated by the Vail Unified School District.
History
A $61.3 million bond narrowly passed by Vail School District voters, by a margin of 483 votes, in ...
K-12 schools
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Vail Academy and High School
The Vail Academy and High School is a school located in the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. It was founded in 1997 to accommodate the fast-growing community surrounding Vail. It previously served just high school students, but ...
References
External links
Official website
School districts in Arizona
School districts in Pima County, Arizona
School districts established in 1903
1903 establishments in Arizona Territory
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