There were 2,957 Asian students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.7% decrease from from the 3,008 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Pima County welcomed 143,604 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students made up 2.1% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 283 schools in Pima County, BASIS Tucson North recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 216 students, making up 27% of the school’s total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School name | % of Asian Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Marana High School | 1.6% | 2,388 |
| Cienega High School | 1.5% | 1,912 |
| Catalina Foothills High School | 6.6% | 1,887 |
| Mountain View High School | 2.5% | 1,834 |
| Flowing Wells High School | 1.1% | 1,692 |
| Canyon Del Oro High School | 3.4% | 1,691 |
| Ironwood Ridge High School | 2.7% | 1,557 |
| Sahuaro High School | 2.4% | 1,432 |
| Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson | 3% | 1,316 |
| Rincon High School | 2.2% | 1,272 |
| Anza Trail | 1% | 1,224 |
| Amphitheater High School | 2.7% | 1,160 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence | 5.2% | 1,146 |
| Walden Grove High School | 1.2% | 1,139 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson | 3.2% | 1,098 |
| University High School | 12.2% | 1,061 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona | 2.8% | 1,021 |
| Twin Peaks Elementary School | 2.2% | 940 |
| Empire High School | 3.4% | 875 |
| Sabino High School | 1.6% | 862 |
| La Paloma Academy | 2.7% | 862 |
| Richard B. Wilson Junior School | 2.3% | 838 |
| BASIS Tucson Primary | 15.9% | 805 |
| BASIS Tucson North | 27% | 801 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence – Central Tucson | 2.3% | 785 |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 2.8% | 762 |
| Lawrence W. Cross Middle School | 1.7% | 757 |
| Mesquite Elementary School | 3.7% | 733 |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson | 10% | 723 |
| Tanque Verde High School | 1.8% | 711 |
| Senita Valley Elementary School | 2.4% | 702 |
| Rincon Vista Middle School | 1.9% | 696 |
| Orange Grove Middle School | 5.3% | 677 |
| BASIS Oro Valley Primary | 29.6% | 666 |
| Andrada Polytechnic High School | 1.7% | 652 |
| Alice Vail Middle School | 2.7% | 631 |
| Catalina High School | 4.3% | 599 |
| Manzanita School | 3.2% | 595 |
| Academy of Math and Science | 2.2% | 583 |
| BASIS Oro Valley | 32.2% | 565 |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 2.7% | 559 |
| Vail Academy & High School | 2.9% | 552 |
| Doolen Middle School | 3.7% | 540 |
| Roberts Naylor | 3.2% | 536 |
| Sunrise Drive Elementary School | 13% | 525 |
| Esperero Canyon Middle School | 3.6% | 501 |
| Coyote Trail Elementary School | 3.4% | 496 |
| Sonoran Science Academy East | 4.9% | 466 |
| Winifred Harelson Elementary School | 3.7% | 434 |
| La Cima Middle School | 3.6% | 421 |
| Wheeler Elementary School | 3.1% | 416 |
| Canyon View Elementary School | 4.3% | 394 |
| Painted Sky Elementary School | 3.9% | 389 |
| Lulu Walker School | 4.5% | 381 |
| Presidio School | 3.7% | 376 |
| Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School | 6.4% | 311 |
| Blenman Elementary School | 9.4% | 267 |
| Khalsa School | 5.7% | 262 |
| Howell Peter Elementary | 4.8% | 248 |
| Hermosa Montessori Charter | 6.1% | 212 |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan | 6.1% | 197 |
