Original Research by School Decision on Ctd - San Simon High School
CTD - San Simon High School is a career and technical school serving grades 9 through 12, part of the Cochise Technology District. The school is located in San Simon, a tiny unincorporated rural community in southeastern Arizona along Interstate 10, near the New Mexico border. This is a high-desert area with low population density; the community is car-dependent and has no traditional downtown. Publicly reported, the high school enrollment is very small, so small that it has been described as one of the smallest high schools in the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The median household income in San Simon is quite low, well below the county average, and the homeownership rate is substantial. Housing values in the local ZIP code are modest, and the area has seen limited growth or development activity.
Because this is a career and technical school, a parent might expect specific program offerings in trades, technical fields, or career pathways. However, the data available for this school did not include any program or course access information. State testing data was not reported, and there is no graduation rate on file. For a high school serving grades 9 through 12, these would typically be expected metrics; their absence means there is no academic performance picture to draw from the data we reviewed. Similarly, enrollment figures show zeros across all grades, which likely indicates no data was submitted for the most recent school year rather than an actual absence of students. Publicly reported accounts describe the school as having earned an A rating from the Arizona Department of Education in recent years and being recognized as a top school, though the basis for that rating is not detailed in the data at hand.
The community context matters here. San Simon has very limited commercial activity and civic infrastructure. The school appears to function as the community’s de facto civic center. No public library, parks, or public transit were identified in search results. The small population has fluctuated in recent years, but no major new housing or development projects were found. The district itself—Cochise Technology District—did not report any recent parent-relevant changes in available sources.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a very small, rural career and technical high school in a low-income community with minimal local amenities. The absence of testing and graduation data is a significant gap; a parent would want to investigate directly with the school or district to understand academic outcomes, graduation rates, and what specific career and technical programs are offered. The school may serve students from the immediate area and possibly from surrounding rural parts of Cochise County. Given the tiny scale, class sizes are presumably small, and the school may offer a close-knit environment. But without more information on programs or performance, it is difficult to assess the academic pathway or student support structure from the data alone.
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