Tucson Standard

There were 27,062 Latino students enrolled in Tucson Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less 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, Latino students comprised 65.3% of the student body to be the most 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, Tucson Magnet High School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,210 students.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Latino Students	Latino %
2021	41,904	26,980	64.4%
2022	41,922	27,191	64.9%
2023	41,462	27,062	65.3%