Bisbee High School Explained

Bisbee High School
Schooltype:Public high school
Grades:9-12
Address:325 School Terrace Rd
City:Bisbee, Arizona
Zipcode:85603
Country:USA
Ceeb:030020
Coordinates:31.4148°N -109.8883°W
District:Bisbee Unified School District
Enrollment:295 (2018–19)[1]
Teaching Staff:22.00 (FTE)
Ratio:13.41
Mascot:Pumas
Colors:Red and gray [2]

Bisbee High School is a high school in Bisbee, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Bisbee Unified School District, which also operates an elementary school and a junior high school. The high school runs on a four-day school week.

Old Bisbee High School

The old Bisbee High School is at 100 Old Douglas Rd, Bisbee, AZ (31.43°N -109.8919°W)Bisbee High School was designed by architect Norman F. Marsh and constructed in 1914. It housed around 450 students a year until closing in the late fifties after the construction of a new high school. The building is three stories and is noted for having a ground-level entrance on each floor. After closing as a high school, the building began to serve as offices for Cochise County, such as the district library, the health department for a time, and for elections, and adult probation services. Today, the building is vacant and waiting to be renovated into an apartment complex.[3] [4] During some recent construction, the job supervisor was shot and killed by a disgruntled former employee outside the Old Bisbee High School. It appears the matter is still under investigation.[5]

New Bisbee High School

The current school was built in 1957/58 at 325 School Terrace Rd, Bisbee, AZ. The campus was designed by Edward L. Varney Associates of Phoenix. The construction contract to build the new campus was awarded to D. O. Norton & Son Construction Co. and Mullen Construction Co. both of Phoenix.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bisbee High School. National Center for Education Statistics. December 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bisbee High School. March 24, 2024. Arizona Interscholastic Association. en-US.
  3. https://www.cochise.az.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=130&ARC=332
  4. Web site: History | Old Bisbee Bisbee High School .
  5. Web site: UPDATE: Job supervisor shot to death at former Bisbee High . September 23, 2022 .
  6. Web site: Arizona Builder and Contractor, December 1957, Vol. 20, No. 5. January 13, 2021. azmemory.azlibrary.gov. en.