There were 3,162 Asian students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.9% increase over the 2,957 Asian 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, Asian students made up 2.1% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 282 schools in Pima County, BASIS Tucson North recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 200 students, making up 26.7% 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.
| School name | % of Asian Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Marana High School | 1.6% | 2,433 |
| Desert View High School | 0.7% | 2,151 |
| Mountain View High School | 2.5% | 1,882 |
| Cienega High School | 1.2% | 1,871 |
| Catalina Foothills High School | 6.2% | 1,866 |
| Canyon Del Oro High School | 2.9% | 1,741 |
| Flowing Wells High School | 1.2% | 1,711 |
| Ironwood Ridge High School | 2.8% | 1,562 |
| Sahuaro High School | 2.4% | 1,386 |
| Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson | 3.6% | 1,275 |
| Rincon High School | 3.2% | 1,215 |
| Walden Grove High School | 1% | 1,157 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence | 4.4% | 1,145 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson | 3.1% | 1,119 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona | 3.7% | 1,017 |
| University High School | 14.1% | 999 |
| Twin Peaks Elementary School | 1.9% | 954 |
| Empire High School | 3.7% | 894 |
| La Paloma Academy | 2.9% | 865 |
| Sabino High School | 1.5% | 864 |
| BASIS Tucson Primary | 14.6% | 828 |
| Wrightson Ridge K-8 School | 1.3% | 827 |
| Richard B. Wilson Junior School | 2.5% | 788 |
| Lawrence W. Cross Middle School | 2.1% | 769 |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 2.6% | 760 |
| BASIS Tucson North | 26.7% | 750 |
| Rincon Vista Middle School | 2% | 714 |
| Senita Valley Elementary School | 2.3% | 711 |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson | 8.9% | 698 |
| Mesquite Elementary School | 3.9% | 675 |
| Orange Grove Middle School | 6% | 672 |
| Coronado K-8 School | 1.7% | 652 |
| BASIS Oro Valley Primary | 30.4% | 648 |
| Roberts Naylor | 3.6% | 613 |
| Catalina High School | 3.9% | 609 |
| Manzanita School | 3.3% | 582 |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 2.6% | 571 |
| BASIS Oro Valley | 32.9% | 569 |
| Vail Academy & High School | 2% | 560 |
| Amphitheater Middle School | 3.6% | 535 |
| Sunrise Drive Elementary School | 13.1% | 490 |
| Doolen Middle School | 3.9% | 483 |
| Robins Elementary School | 2.9% | 477 |
| Coyote Trail Elementary School | 3.2% | 465 |
| Borman Elementary School | 2.6% | 462 |
| Painted Sky Elementary School | 4.4% | 432 |
| Canyon View Elementary School | 3.1% | 388 |
| Lulu Walker School | 4.9% | 387 |
| La Cima Middle School | 3.4% | 355 |
| Blenman Elementary School | 7.2% | 290 |
| Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School | 5% | 262 |
| Khalsa School | 5.5% | 255 |
| Howell Peter Elementary | 4.8% | 249 |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan | 6.2% | 224 |
| Hermosa Montessori Charter | 7.2% | 222 |
