There were 6,440 multiracial students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 7.1% increase over the 6,012 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Pima County welcomed 153,895 students at the time. Among them, multiracial students made up 4.2% of the student body making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 282 schools in Pima County, Catalina Foothills High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 133 students, making up 7.1% 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.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Ethnicities in Pima County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment in Pima County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of Multiracial Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Magnet High School | 3.4% | 2,962 |
| Marana High School | 4.9% | 2,433 |
| Sunnyside High School | 0.8% | 2,220 |
| Desert View High School | 1.3% | 2,151 |
| Mountain View High School | 4.3% | 1,882 |
| Cienega High School | 5.8% | 1,871 |
| Catalina Foothills High School | 7.1% | 1,866 |
| Canyon Del Oro High School | 2.7% | 1,741 |
| Cholla High School | 1.7% | 1,585 |
| Ironwood Ridge High School | 3.6% | 1,562 |
| Sahuaro High School | 8% | 1,386 |
| Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson | 6.2% | 1,275 |
| AGAVE Middle and High School | 4.4% | 1,253 |
| Anza Trail | 5.4% | 1,235 |
| Rincon High School | 4.8% | 1,215 |
| Sahuarita High School | 4.6% | 1,184 |
| Walden Grove High School | 4.3% | 1,157 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence | 3.8% | 1,145 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson | 7.3% | 1,119 |
| Amphitheater High School | 3% | 1,118 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona | 5.3% | 1,017 |
| University High School | 10.2% | 999 |
| Twin Peaks Elementary School | 4.5% | 954 |
| Marana Middle School | 4.1% | 925 |
| Empire High School | 7% | 894 |
| La Paloma Academy | 1.7% | 865 |
| Sabino High School | 6.5% | 864 |
| BASIS Tucson Primary | 8.6% | 828 |
| Wrightson Ridge K-8 School | 3.4% | 827 |
| Mansfeld Middle Magnet School | 4.4% | 822 |
| Old Vail Middle School | 8.6% | 804 |
| Richard B. Wilson Junior School | 3.4% | 788 |
| Lawrence W. Cross Middle School | 4.8% | 769 |
| Flowing Wells Junior High School | 1.7% | 767 |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 8.4% | 760 |
| Desert Willow Elementary School | 8% | 758 |
| BASIS Tucson North | 6.1% | 750 |
| Gladden Farms Elementary | 3.3% | 747 |
| Esmond Station School | 7.3% | 737 |
| Acacia Elementary School | 7.9% | 732 |
| Tanque Verde High School | 3.8% | 731 |
| Andrada Polytechnic High School | 6.6% | 729 |
| Ocotillo Ridge Elementary | 7.9% | 723 |
| Rincon Vista Middle School | 8.5% | 714 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence – Central Tucson | 6.2% | 713 |
| Senita Valley Elementary School | 11.4% | 711 |
| Sierra 2-8 School | 1.9% | 699 |
| Palo Verde High Magnet School | 4.4% | 676 |
| Mesquite Elementary School | 11.6% | 675 |
| Sycamore Elementary School | 7.7% | 673 |
| Orange Grove Middle School | 8.9% | 672 |
| La Paloma Academy | 1.7% | 658 |
| Coronado K-8 School | 1.7% | 652 |
| BASIS Oro Valley Primary | 8.6% | 648 |
| Continental Elementary School | 4.2% | 626 |
| John E. White Elementary School | 1.8% | 623 |
| Tanque Verde Elementary School | 3.2% | 621 |
| Copper View Elementary School | 6.9% | 620 |
| Roberts Naylor | 3.3% | 613 |
| Catalina High School | 4.6% | 609 |
| Craycroft Elementary School | 3% | 595 |
| Corona Foothills Middle School | 6.9% | 595 |
| Manzanita School | 6.9% | 582 |
| Marjorie W. Estes Elementary School | 5.7% | 580 |
| Vesey Elementary School | 2.4% | 580 |
| Alice Vail Middle School | 5.6% | 574 |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 5.1% | 571 |
| BASIS Oro Valley | 5.3% | 569 |
| Vail Academy & High School | 10% | 560 |
| Lineweaver Elementary School | 9.1% | 528 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | 9.5% | 527 |
| Tortolita Middle School | 5.5% | 523 |
| Gridley Middle School | 7.6% | 514 |
| Esperero Canyon Middle School | 7.3% | 509 |
| Sahuarita Middle School | 5.5% | 509 |
| Tucson Country Day School | 4% | 503 |
| Picture Rocks Elementary | 3.7% | 490 |
| Sunrise Drive Elementary School | 11.2% | 490 |
| Butterfield Elementary School | 7% | 486 |
| Doolen Middle School | 5.2% | 483 |
| Sonoran Science Academy East | 4.2% | 481 |
| Robins Elementary School | 2.9% | 477 |
| J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School | 4.7% | 468 |
| Coyote Trail Elementary School | 6.2% | 465 |
| Borman Elementary School | 14.1% | 462 |
| Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School | 4% | 450 |
| Compass High School | 6.1% | 440 |
| Ventana Vista Elementary School | 7.6% | 434 |
| Painted Sky Elementary School | 5.8% | 432 |
| Emily Gray Junior High School | 4% | 429 |
| L.M. Prince School | 4.2% | 428 |
| Winifred Harelson Elementary School | 4.9% | 428 |
| Agua Caliente School | 3.5% | 426 |
| The Innovation Academy | 5.9% | 425 |
| John B. Wright Elementary School | 3.8% | 417 |
| Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School | 6.3% | 412 |
| Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School | 5.4% | 410 |
| Canyon View Elementary School | 8.5% | 388 |
| Wheeler Elementary School | 4.7% | 381 |
| Eastpointe High School | 3.7% | 379 |
| Roadrunner Elementary School | 4.5% | 378 |
| Copper Ridge Elementary | 7.5% | 374 |
| Annie Kellond Elementary School | 5.6% | 373 |
| Booth-Fickett Math Science Magnet School | 5.6% | 373 |
| Presidio School | 3.8% | 372 |
| Ironwood Elementary School | 5.4% | 371 |
| Sam Hughes Elementary | 5.8% | 364 |
| Tolson Elementary School | 3% | 361 |
| Bloom Elementary | 8.9% | 358 |
| Sahuarita Intermediate School | 4.5% | 357 |
| Dietz K-8 School | 5.7% | 353 |
| Degrazia Elementary School | 6.5% | 353 |
| Santa Rita High School | 7.8% | 333 |
| Irene Erickson Elementary School | 8.3% | 326 |
| Fruchthendler Elementary School | 8.9% | 325 |
| Gale Elementary School | 8.8% | 318 |
| W.V. Whitmore Elementary School | 8.9% | 304 |
| Magee Middle School | 6.6% | 304 |
| Davis Bilingual Magnet School | 3.9% | 304 |
| Copper Creek Elementary School | 5% | 298 |
| Miles-Exploratory Learning Center | 4.8% | 293 |
| Blenman Elementary School | 5.2% | 290 |
| Soleng Tom Elementary School | 6% | 282 |
| Marshall Elementary School | 7% | 273 |
| Harriet Johnson Primary School | 4.4% | 270 |
| Ajo Elementary School | 4.4% | 270 |
| Cragin Elementary School | 5.9% | 269 |
| Secrist Middle School | 7.5% | 252 |
| Da Vinci Tree Academy | 8.7% | 252 |
| Davidson Elementary School | 4.8% | 250 |
| Anna Henry Elementary School | 4.9% | 246 |
| Harold Steele Elementary School | 7.5% | 226 |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan | 9.4% | 224 |
| Holladay Intermediate Magnet School | 6.8% | 205 |
| Great Expectations Academy | 5.4% | 202 |
| City High School | 9.6% | 177 |
| W. Arthur Sewel Elementary School | 6.7% | 163 |
| Dunham Elementary School | 7.6% | 157 |
| Academy of Tucson High School | 8.6% | 152 |
| Academy of Tucson Elementary School | 8.8% | 147 |
| Academy of Tucson Middle School | 7.6% | 144 |
