Tucson Standard

There were 3,162 Asian students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.9% increase over the 2,957 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pima County welcomed 153,895 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 2.1% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 282 schools in Pima County, BASIS Tucson North recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 200 students, making up 26.7% 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.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo 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.

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 Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Marana High School	1.6%	2,433
Desert View High School	0.7%	2,151
Mountain View High School	2.5%	1,882
Cienega High School	1.2%	1,871
Catalina Foothills High School	6.2%	1,866
Canyon Del Oro High School	2.9%	1,741
Flowing Wells High School	1.2%	1,711
Ironwood Ridge High School	2.8%	1,562
Sahuaro High School	2.4%	1,386
Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	3.6%	1,275
Rincon High School	3.2%	1,215
Walden Grove High School	1%	1,157
Leman Academy of Excellence	4.4%	1,145
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	3.1%	1,119
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	3.7%	1,017
University High School	14.1%	999
Twin Peaks Elementary School	1.9%	954
Empire High School	3.7%	894
La Paloma Academy	2.9%	865
Sabino High School	1.5%	864
BASIS Tucson Primary	14.6%	828
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	1.3%	827
Richard B. Wilson Junior School	2.5%	788
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School	2.1%	769
Desert Sky Middle School	2.6%	760
BASIS Tucson North	26.7%	750
Rincon Vista Middle School	2%	714
Senita Valley Elementary School	2.3%	711
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	8.9%	698
Mesquite Elementary School	3.9%	675
Orange Grove Middle School	6%	672
Coronado K-8 School	1.7%	652
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	30.4%	648
Roberts Naylor	3.6%	613
Catalina High School	3.9%	609
Manzanita School	3.3%	582
Quail Run Elementary School	2.6%	571
BASIS Oro Valley	32.9%	569
Vail Academy & High School	2%	560
Amphitheater Middle School	3.6%	535
Sunrise Drive Elementary School	13.1%	490
Doolen Middle School	3.9%	483
Robins Elementary School	2.9%	477
Coyote Trail Elementary School	3.2%	465
Borman Elementary School	2.6%	462
Painted Sky Elementary School	4.4%	432
Canyon View Elementary School	3.1%	388
Lulu Walker School	4.9%	387
La Cima Middle School	3.4%	355
Blenman Elementary School	7.2%	290
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School	5%	262
Khalsa School	5.5%	255
Howell Peter Elementary	4.8%	249
Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan	6.2%	224
Hermosa Montessori Charter	7.2%	222