Glendale Union High School District

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Glendale Union High School District
Location
, Maricopa County , Arizona , 85301
United States
Coordinates 33°34′55″N112°07′33″W / 33.5819°N 112.1258°W / 33.5819; -112.1258 Coordinates: 33°34′55″N112°07′33″W / 33.5819°N 112.1258°W / 33.5819; -112.1258
District information
Typetraditional and online
NCES District ID 0403450 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment16,462 (2020-2021) [1]
Staff734.40 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio22.42 [1]
Other information
Website www.guhsdaz.org

Glendale Union High School District No. 205 is a school district headquartered in Glendale, Arizona, United States.

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The union high school district operates nine comprehensive high schools and serves most of Glendale and a portion of Phoenix. It is the second largest high school-only district preceded by Phoenix Union.

Glendale Union High School District schools receive the graduates of the Washington Elementary School District, Glendale Elementary School District, and many students from the Madison School District. Glendale Elementary district is located in Glendale, Arizona, Madison schools are in North Central Phoenix and the Washington Elementary schools are in North Phoenix and Sunnyslope.

Schools

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Alternative

The GUHSD Online Learning Academy (formerly "Christown Academy" and "Metrocenter Academy"), is an alternative high school. It admits students who wish to take online courses, and it offers high school diplomas but not GEDs. [2] [3] In 2018–19 it had 247 students enrolled. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Glendale Union High School District (4285)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. "MetroCenter Academy (Formerly Christown Academy) GUHSD". GUHSD. SchoolMessenger Presence. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. Glendale Union High School District | Glendale, Arizona Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.