Tucson Standard

There were 455 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.4% decrease from from the 486 Pacific Islander 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, Pacific Islander students made up 0.3% of the student body making them the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 283 schools in Pima County, Catalina High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 students, making up 3.5% 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.

School name	% of Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Rincon High School	0.9%	1,272
Catalina High School	3.5%	599
Doolen Middle School	2.2%	540
John B. Wright Elementary School	4.4%	457
W.V. Whitmore Elementary School	3.8%	313
Anna Henry Elementary School	4.5%	266