Maricopa High School
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Maricopa High School is a high school in Maricopa, Arizona
under the jurisdiction of the Maricopa Unified School District
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It was opened by 1959. For the next decade, it held fewer than 100 students. At the height of the Baby Boom era, Maricopa peaked in 1976 with 218 students. It next surpassed that in 1985, when the school had 221 students. At the end of 1999, the school had some 305 students.
The 2000s were a decade of stunning growth in Pinal County (which saw 109% growth) and especially Maricopa (which grew 4,180%). In 2000, Maricopa had 308 students. That jumped quickly (within five years) to 551, then to 1190 by October 2007, 1473 in October 2008, and 1612 in October 2010. Maricopa High School is now larger than the town of Maricopa was in the year 2000 (1,040 residents).
Maricopa, Arizona
-Surrounding Municipalities:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 43,482 people, 14,359 households, and 11,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.8 people per square mile . There were 17,240 housing units at an average density of 540.4 per square mile...
under the jurisdiction of the Maricopa Unified School District
Maricopa Unified School District
The Maricopa Unified School District is the school district in the town of Maricopa, Arizona. It operates six elementary schools, two middle schools, and Maricopa High School....
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It was opened by 1959. For the next decade, it held fewer than 100 students. At the height of the Baby Boom era, Maricopa peaked in 1976 with 218 students. It next surpassed that in 1985, when the school had 221 students. At the end of 1999, the school had some 305 students.
The 2000s were a decade of stunning growth in Pinal County (which saw 109% growth) and especially Maricopa (which grew 4,180%). In 2000, Maricopa had 308 students. That jumped quickly (within five years) to 551, then to 1190 by October 2007, 1473 in October 2008, and 1612 in October 2010. Maricopa High School is now larger than the town of Maricopa was in the year 2000 (1,040 residents).