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Tucson Unified District Education: 679 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Tucson Unified District Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo (2023) | Tucson Unified District

Tucson Unified District Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo (2023) | Tucson Unified District

There were 679 Asian students enrolled in Tucson Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.5% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Tucson Unified District welcomed 41,462 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Tucson Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Tucson.

Among the 88 schools in Tucson Unified District, University High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 129 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.

Ethnicities in Tucson Unified District in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic or Latino [65.3%]White [18.3%]African American [6.4%]Ethnicities <5% [9.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tucson Unified District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
202141,90400%
202241,9226261.5%
202341,4626791.6%

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