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There were 3,949 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.1% decrease from the 4,207 American Indian or Alaskan Native 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, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 2.6% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 282 schools in Pima County, Indian Oasis Primary Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 287 students, making up 85.4% 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 American Indian or Alaskan Native Students	Total Enrollment
Tucson Magnet High School	2.2%	2,962
Sunnyside High School	1.9%	2,220
Desert View High School	3.3%	2,151
Pueblo High School	3%	1,756
Flowing Wells High School	1.6%	1,711
Cholla High School	3.2%	1,585
Sahuaro High School	1.3%	1,386
AGAVE Middle and High School	3.8%	1,253
Sahuarita High School	1.1%	1,184
Amphitheater High School	3%	1,118
Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence	2.9%	1,054
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	2.3%	822
C.E. Rose Elementary School	2.1%	759
Math and Science Success Academy	5.8%	718
Palo Verde High Magnet School	1.8%	676
Elvira Elementary School	2%	653
John E. White Elementary School	9.3%	623
Valencia Middle School	5.6%	620
Roberts Naylor	2.9%	613
Catalina High School	4.1%	609
Hollinger K-8 School	2%	600
Challenger Middle School	4.7%	595
Pistor Middle School	4.6%	586
Vesey Elementary School	6.6%	580
Alice Vail Middle School	2.1%	574
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	2.8%	563
Amphitheater Middle School	4.5%	535
Liberty Elementary School	3.8%	526
Pima Rose Academy	4.4%	503
Apollo Middle School	3.6%	503
Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School	5.6%	496
Drexel Elementary School	3.6%	496
Mission Manor Elementary School	2.5%	487
Doolen Middle School	2.3%	483
Raul Grijalva Elementary School	5.3%	476
Southgate Academy	5.9%	476
Miller Elementary School	12.4%	453
Santa Clara Elementary School	17.3%	433
L.M. Prince School	3.5%	428
Lynn Urquides	3.1%	386
Eastpointe High School	5.3%	379
Robles Elementary School	9.9%	374
Morgan Maxwell School	7%	372
Ombudsman - Charter Valencia	41.4%	367
Tolson Elementary School	4.7%	361
Henry Hank Oyama	3.3%	337
Indian Oasis Primary Elementary School	85.4%	336
STAR Academic High School	6.9%	303
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School	3.7%	297
E.C. Nash School	5.8%	293
Borton Primary Magnet School	4.3%	277
Harriet Johnson Primary School	23.7%	270
Ajo Elementary School	9.6%	270
Cragin Elementary School	4.1%	269
Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary School	85.8%	260
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School	9%	256
Howell Peter Elementary	6%	249
Baboquivari High School	93%	243
Anna Lawrence Intermediate School	31.6%	187
Ajo High School	8.2%	134
Pima Partnership School, The	9.6%	125
Baboquivari Middle School	96.5%	115
Alternative High School	96%	100