Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 2.1% of Pima County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Carol Leeson, Principal | Cavett Elementary School

By Tucson Standard

Jul 8, 2024

There were 2,957 Asian students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.7% decrease from from the 3,008 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pima County welcomed 143,604 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students made up 2.1% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 283 schools in Pima County, BASIS Tucson North recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 216 students, making up 27% 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.

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.

Ethnicities in Pima County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Pima County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Marana High School	1.6%	2,388
Cienega High School	1.5%	1,912
Catalina Foothills High School	6.6%	1,887
Mountain View High School	2.5%	1,834
Flowing Wells High School	1.1%	1,692
Canyon Del Oro High School	3.4%	1,691
Ironwood Ridge High School	2.7%	1,557
Sahuaro High School	2.4%	1,432
Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	3%	1,316
Rincon High School	2.2%	1,272
Anza Trail	1%	1,224
Amphitheater High School	2.7%	1,160
Leman Academy of Excellence	5.2%	1,146
Walden Grove High School	1.2%	1,139
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	3.2%	1,098
University High School	12.2%	1,061
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	2.8%	1,021
Twin Peaks Elementary School	2.2%	940
Empire High School	3.4%	875
Sabino High School	1.6%	862
La Paloma Academy	2.7%	862
Richard B. Wilson Junior School	2.3%	838
BASIS Tucson Primary	15.9%	805
BASIS Tucson North	27%	801
Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	2.3%	785
Desert Sky Middle School	2.8%	762
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School	1.7%	757
Mesquite Elementary School	3.7%	733
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	10%	723
Tanque Verde High School	1.8%	711
Senita Valley Elementary School	2.4%	702
Rincon Vista Middle School	1.9%	696
Orange Grove Middle School	5.3%	677
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	29.6%	666
Andrada Polytechnic High School	1.7%	652
Alice Vail Middle School	2.7%	631
Catalina High School	4.3%	599
Manzanita School	3.2%	595
Academy of Math and Science	2.2%	583
BASIS Oro Valley	32.2%	565
Quail Run Elementary School	2.7%	559
Vail Academy & High School	2.9%	552
Doolen Middle School	3.7%	540
Roberts Naylor	3.2%	536
Sunrise Drive Elementary School	13%	525
Esperero Canyon Middle School	3.6%	501
Coyote Trail Elementary School	3.4%	496
Sonoran Science Academy East	4.9%	466
Winifred Harelson Elementary School	3.7%	434
La Cima Middle School	3.6%	421
Wheeler Elementary School	3.1%	416
Canyon View Elementary School	4.3%	394
Painted Sky Elementary School	3.9%	389
Lulu Walker School	4.5%	381
Presidio School	3.7%	376
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School	6.4%	311
Blenman Elementary School	9.4%	267
Khalsa School	5.7%	262
Howell Peter Elementary	4.8%	248
Hermosa Montessori Charter	6.1%	212
Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan	6.1%	197