Which Tucson Area School District Is The Safest?

TUCSON, AZ — With almost 3 million crimes happening around or on campuses annually nationwide, that boils down to 16,000 crimes committed every school day, meaning 1 crime is committed every 6 seconds during school time, according to Syracuse University. Tucson area parents, students and teachers might wonder which local school districts are the safest, and niche.com has ranked the 2020 Safest School Districts in the area.

The ratings were derived from various sources: A Niche survey of parents and students about health and safety weighted at 50 percent of total scores. Other survey metrics include Expenses Per Student and Student Absenteeism, derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection respectively; they were weighted at 10 percent each. The remainder of the data was also sourced from the Civil Rights Data Collection, with In-school and Out-of-school Suspensions metrics each weighted at 7.5 percent of the total score. Finally, Expulsions, Law Enforcement Referrals and School-related Arrests were each weighted at 5 percent. Niche’s final rankings for the “2020 Safest School Districts in the Tucson Area” are as follows:

#1: Catalina Foothills Unified School District, Tucson

Overall Niche Grade: A+

Health & Safety: A

Total Schools: 8 / Students: 5,042

#2: Tanque Verde Unified School District, Tucson

Overall Niche Grade: A-

Health & Safety: A-

Total Schools: 4 / Students: 2,104

#3: St. David Unified School District, St. David

Overall Niche Grade: B+

Health & Safety: A-

Total Schools: 2 / Students: 379

#4: Vail Unified School District, Vail

Overall Niche Grade: A

Health & Safety: A-

Total Schools: 20 / Students: 12,848

#5: Sahuarita Unified School District, Sahuarita

Overall Niche Grade: B

Health & Safety: A-

Total Schools: 8 / Students: 6,129

#6: Southern Arizona Community Academy, Tucson

Overall Niche Grade: B

Health & Safety: A-

Total Schools: 2 / Students: 168

#7 Flowing Wells Unified School District, Tucson

Overall Niche Grade: A-

Health and Safety: B

Total Schools: 11 / Students: 5,433

#8 City Center for Collaborative Learning, Tucson

Overall Niche Grade: A-

Health & Safety: B

Total Schools: 3 / Students: 326

#9 Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District, Rio Rico

Overall Niche Grade: C+

Health & Safety: B

Total Schools: 5 / Students: 3,392

#10 Benson Unified School District, Benson

Overall Niche Grade: B+

Health & Safety: B

Total Schools: 5 / Students: 1,238