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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85602

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At a glance

Schools

443

Students

Top rankedBenson High School86^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Benson High School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85602 zip code area is home to two high schools: Benson High School and Benson Digital Learning Center, both part of the Benson Unified School District. Based on the available data, Benson High School emerges as the more prominent and higher-performing school of the two.

Benson High School has a larger student enrollment of 414 students, compared to just 38 students at Benson Digital Learning Center. It has consistently ranked higher in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, reaching as high as 86th out of 271 Arizona high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Benson High School also has higher proficiency rates in core subjects like science, English language arts, and math compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15:1, while Benson Digital Learning Center has a much higher ratio of 38:1.

Both schools had a 78.4% four-year graduation rate and a 5.2% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. However, Benson High School outperformed the district and state averages in 11th grade proficiency rates across all subjects. For instance, in 2024-2025, Benson High School had a 56% proficiency rate in English language arts, compared to 49% for the district and 40% for the state. Additionally, Benson High School had a higher per-student spending of $11,991 in 2021-2022, compared to $7,529 for Benson Digital Learning Center.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Benson High School	Public	9-12	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6841	402	29	13.6	37.9%	268 (66.7%)	2 (0.5%)	104 (25.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	61.7	86^th of 271 public high schools	68.3%		51.9	113^th of 270 public high schools	58.1%	27	56.0	44.0	27.0	$11,991	$591	$491	$1,673	$8,849	$2,060	$10,909
Benson Digital Learning Center	Public	9-12	360 S. Patagonia St.	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6702	41	1	68.3	55.8%	22 (53.7%)	2 (4.9%)	17 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$7,529	$167	$890	$1,224	$5,463	$1,009	$6,472

Cities Near Zip Code 85602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benson	0.02 mi	6	39^th
Pomerene	2.39 mi	1
Saint David	6.07 mi	3	31^st
Tombstone	21.16 mi	3	37^th
Huachuca City	23.18 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.