Carpe Diem Collegiate High School (80001)

Carpe Diem Collegiate High School is an active independent charter district operating two schools within the midsize city setting of Yuma, Arizona. Centrally located at 899 Plaza Circle, the public charter district serves middle and high school students across grades 6 through 12. Functioning as its own local educational agency for federal programs, the district provides a specialized charter alternative designed to support adolescent learners throughout the broader Yuma metropolitan region.

The district fosters a close-knit learning community of 230 enrolled students, with the primary concentration in middle school grades 6 through 8 alongside a smaller secondary cohort. Reflecting the regional demographic landscape, the student body includes 163 Hispanic students, 47 White students, 11 students of two or more races, 5 Black students, and 4 Asian students, with a balanced distribution of 112 female and 118 male pupils. Educational instruction is delivered by a dedicated team of 31 full-time equivalent teachers, establishing an exceptionally favorable student-to-teacher ratio of under 8 to 1 that enables individualized academic attention and personalized student support.