page_title: Catalina Foothills Unified School District
section_title: High school
hierarchical_section_title: Catalina Foothills Unified School District / Schools / High school
caption_attribution_description: English: Catalina Foothills High School students hold 9-11 remembrance ceremony.
context_page_description: The Catalina Foothills Unified School District #16 is the PreK-12 school district for the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson, Arizona. Established in 1931, it is a system of eight schools: one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools and one early learning center. The district educates over 5000 students who live throughout the greater Tucson metro area. Mary Kamerzell, Ph.D., has served as superintendent since 1996.
  In 2014, CFSD released its strategic plan, outlining its ongoing commitment to prepare students well for a 21st-century life that is increasingly complex and global. In the plan, the district outlines how it creates a learning environment in which each student achieves academic and personal excellence.
  According to the Arizona Auditor General's report for fiscal year 2016, CFSD has a district-wide attendance rate of 95% and a high school graduation rate of 94%. Ninety-four percent of all Catalina Foothills High School graduates go on to college. There are, on average, eighteen students per teacher and CFSD teacher experience averages 11.3 years, higher than the state average.
context_section_description: At Catalina Foothills High School (also known as Foothills), students are encouraged to take the highest-level courses that are appropriate for them. The high school offers 18 AP courses and an extensive array of honors classes. Career and Technical Education is composed of eight program areas: Agri-science, Audio Visual Technology, Bioscience, Engineering, Entrepreneurship Business and Marketing, Graphic Communications, Journalism and Technical Theatre-Theater Productions. Language offerings include Spanish and Chinese. Through a four-year program in engineering, Project Lead the Way, students can earn college credit at the University of Arizona. With about 250 members, the school boasts the largest high school marching band in Arizona.
caption: Every year Catalina Foothills High School students hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony.
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