Santa Cruz County Education: 9,589 Latino students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

San Cayetano Elementary School Principal Mimi L. Renteria (2023) | San Cayetano Elementary School

By Tucson Standard

Oct 12, 2023

There were 9,589 Latino students enrolled in Santa Cruz County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 7.9% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Santa Cruz County welcomed 9,935 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Latino students made up 96.5% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Santa Cruz County, Nogales High School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,785 Latino students.

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.

Enrollment in Santa Cruz County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name	% of Latino students	Total enrollment
Mary L. Welty Elementary School	100%	343
Pierson High School	100%	141
Mexicayotl Charter School	100%	167
Pinnacle Charter High School	100%	39
NUSD Online	100%	133
Wade Carpenter Middle School	99.8%	539
Lincoln Elementary School	99.5%	403
A. J. Mitchell Elementary School	99.3%	293
Robert Bracker Elementary	99.3%	267
Challenger Elementary School	99.2%	365
Nogales High School	99.2%	1,800
Calabasas School	98.4%	1,064
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	98.2%	501
Desert Shadows Middle School	97.9%	722
Little Red Schoolhouse	97.8%	180
San Cayetano Elementary School	96.8%	401
Mountain View School	96.8%	379
Rio Rico High School	96.7%	1,318
Coatimundi Middle School	95.1%	467
Mexicayotl Academy	80%	25
Patagonia Elementary School	73.8%	107
Patagonia Union High School	66.2%	74
Montessori De Santa Cruz - St. Ann's Hall	64.9%	57
Elgin Elementary School	31.7%	123
Patagonia Montessori School	-	26