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Sunnyside Unified District Education: 13,045 Latino students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Sunnyside Unified District Superintendent Jose Gastelum (2023) | Sunnyside Unified District

Sunnyside Unified District Superintendent Jose Gastelum (2023) | Sunnyside Unified District

There were 13,045 Latino students enrolled in Sunnyside Unified District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Sunnyside Unified District welcomed 14,534 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 89.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Among the 22 schools in Sunnyside Unified District, Sunnyside High School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,067 students.

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

Ethnicities in Sunnyside Unified District in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic or Latino [89.8%]Ethnicities <5% [9.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Sunnyside Unified District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Latino StudentsLatino %
202114,92812,70185.1%
202214,54413,10090.1%
202314,53413,04589.8%

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