There were 41,698 white students enrolled in Pima County schools in 2024-25 school year

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education
Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education
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There were 41,698 white students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 6.6% decrease from the 44,662 white students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pima County welcomed 141,176 students at the time. Among them, white students made up 29.5% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 281 schools in Pima County, Marana High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,200 students, making up 49.3% of the school’s total student body.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks 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.

Ethnicities in Pima County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment in Pima County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name % of White Students Total Enrollment
Tucson Magnet High School 14.4% 2,932
Marana High School 49.3% 2,435
Sunnyside High School 1.9% 2,253
Desert View High School 3.7% 2,098
Cienega High School 45.4% 1,880
Catalina Foothills High School 53.8% 1,864
Mountain View High School 45.3% 1,825
Pueblo High School 2.8% 1,815
Canyon Del Oro High School 56.1% 1,755
Flowing Wells High School 21.1% 1,736
Cholla High School 8.1% 1,571
Ironwood Ridge High School 57.6% 1,537
Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson 44.7% 1,283
Sahuaro High School 30.8% 1,247
Sahuarita High School 30.9% 1,215
Anza Trail 29.2% 1,209
Leman Academy of Excellence 44% 1,167
AGAVE Middle and High School 18.7% 1,162
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson 45.7% 1,155
Walden Grove High School 33.9% 1,151
Rincon High School 18.9% 1,107
Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence 3.1% 1,048
Amphitheater High School 12.9% 990
University High School 38.4% 982
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona 57.3% 944
Marana Middle School 50.4% 938
Twin Peaks Elementary School 49.3% 886
Empire High School 50.8% 886
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School 23% 862
La Paloma Academy 25.4% 855
Andrada Polytechnic High School 52.3% 836
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School 57.6% 826
Sabino High School 48.9% 816
Old Vail Middle School 51.7% 808
Desert Willow Elementary School 36.8% 800
Sierra 2-8 School 1.5% 799
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School 17.4% 792
BASIS Tucson Primary 20.3% 785
Acacia Elementary School 47.7% 778
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School 2% 768
C.E. Rose Elementary School 1.6% 766
Richard B. Wilson Junior School 60.1% 765
Palo Verde High Magnet School 20.7% 764
Tanque Verde High School 69.5% 760
Flowing Wells Junior High School 22.5% 756
BASIS Tucson North 30.2% 752
Math and Science Success Academy 2.8% 743
Gladden Farms Elementary 49.7% 741
Desert Sky Middle School 38.7% 739
Esmond Station School 45.4% 734
Leman Academy of Excellence – Central Tucson 35.7% 731
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary 54% 721
Rincon Vista Middle School 41% 707
Senita Valley Elementary School 46% 702
Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson 36.4% 689
Orange Grove Middle School 56.7% 683
Vesey Elementary School 12.6% 672
Continental Elementary School 39.2% 643
Elvira Elementary School 1.7% 641
Mesquite Elementary School 35.3% 638
Sycamore Elementary School 49.9% 633
La Paloma Academy 19.3% 628
Vail Academy & High School 36.8% 620
Corona Foothills Middle School 54.8% 619
Los Amigos Elementary School 4.9% 613
Roberts Naylor 8.8% 612
John E. White Elementary School 4.6% 606
Eastpointe High School 23.5% 600
BASIS Oro Valley Primary 29.6% 598
Marjorie W. Estes Elementary School 41.3% 598
Challenger Middle School 3.6% 590
Craycroft Elementary School 7.9% 585
Tanque Verde Elementary School 70.6% 582
Manzanita School 61.1% 579
Catalina High School 13.1% 578
Academy of Math and Science 9.2% 576
Pistor Middle School 5.4% 573
Alice Vail Middle School 27.1% 571
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School 8.7% 563
Cottonwood Elementary School 40.5% 563
Coronado K-8 School 44.2% 561
Academy Del Sol – Hope 6.3% 558
Copper View Elementary School 30.6% 556
Hollinger K-8 School 3.9% 541
BASIS Oro Valley 35.4% 540
Quail Run Elementary School 41.6% 539
Lineweaver Elementary School 28.2% 525
Valencia Middle School 6.4% 519
Tucson Country Day School 61.7% 512
Tortolita Middle School 44.2% 511
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet 2.4% 503
Gridley Middle School 38.1% 501
Walter Douglas Elementary School 11.8% 501
La Paloma Academy-South 4.6% 500
Sahuarita Middle School 27.9% 498
Esperero Canyon Middle School 52.1% 495
Alta Vista High School 2.8% 494
Liberty Elementary School 2.2% 490
Miller Elementary School 5.7% 488
Doolen Middle School 22.7% 488
Mission Manor Elementary School 2.9% 475
Raul Grijalva Elementary School 3.4% 470
Sunrise Drive Elementary School 46.7% 469
Sonoran Science Academy East 32.3% 467
Butterfield Elementary School 39.7% 459
Borman Elementary School 40.5% 459
Picture Rocks Elementary 58.8% 459
Los Ninos Elementary School 4.6% 456
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School 31.1% 456
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School 47.9% 455
Coyote Trail Elementary School 53.9% 453
Agua Caliente School 74.2% 449
Compass High School 43.5% 446
Pima Rose Academy 4.8% 442
Esperanza Elementary School 5.7% 437
Robins Elementary School 14.9% 437
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School 6% 435
Amphitheater Middle School 14.4% 432
Centennial Elementary School 22.7% 432
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School 27.4% 427
Santa Clara Elementary School 3.8% 422
Emily Gray Junior High School 69.8% 420
The Innovation Academy 62.9% 415
Painted Sky Elementary School 61% 415
Ventana Vista Elementary School 52.1% 411
John B. Wright Elementary School 14.4% 409
Winifred Harelson Elementary School 60.2% 407
Ironwood Elementary School 53.9% 406
Summit View Elementary 4% 403
Laguna Elementary School 16.9% 402
Homer Davis Elementary School 14.4% 402
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School 18.7% 401
Degrazia Elementary School 36.3% 394
Canyon View Elementary School 57.1% 392
Wheeler Elementary School 30.2% 391
L.M. Prince School 12.7% 379
Roadrunner Elementary School 49.7% 368
Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School 28.1% 366
Copper Ridge Elementary 52.3% 365
Annie Kellond Elementary School 35.4% 364
Sam Hughes Elementary 40.9% 364
Southgate Academy 7.1% 364
Dietz K-8 School 18.8% 362
W.V. Whitmore Elementary School 29.9% 361
Lulu Walker School 24.5% 355
Morgan Maxwell School 9.3% 354
Pueblo Gardens Elementary 4.2% 353
Laura N. Banks Elementary 15.7% 345
Presidio School 25.6% 344
Irene Erickson Elementary School 19.6% 342
Henry Hank Oyama 7% 341
Tolson Elementary School 5.6% 339
Rio Vista Elementary School 19.2% 338
La Cima Middle School 14.5% 337
Bloom Elementary 27.5% 335
Drachman Primary Magnet School 21.9% 334
Gale Elementary School 41.2% 330
Santa Rita High School 30.3% 330
Fruchthendler Elementary School 48.9% 327
Manzo Elementary School 6.8% 324
Sahuarita Intermediate School 30.3% 323
Robles Elementary School 29.4% 320
Nosotros Academy 3.8% 320
Blenman Elementary School 11.7% 316
Safford K-8 School 5.4% 316
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School 15.7% 305
E.C. Nash School 13.8% 305
Soleng Tom Elementary School 39.8% 304
Booth-Fickett Math Science Magnet School 16.7% 299
Wakefield Middle School 9.8% 295
Davis Bilingual Magnet School 21% 295
Mesa Verde Elementary School 56.7% 289
Robert Richardson Elementary School 39.9% 286
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School 20% 285
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center 25.3% 285
Magee Middle School 31.4% 283
Copper Creek Elementary School 52.7% 283
Anna Henry Elementary School 33.8% 275
Utterback Middle School 7.4% 270
Marshall Elementary School 38.1% 270
Davidson Elementary School 23% 270
Borton Primary Magnet School 22% 268
Harriet Johnson Primary School 5.2% 268
Da Vinci Tree Academy 31.4% 264
Ajo Elementary School 11.2% 258
Secrist Middle School 28.3% 247
Robison Elementary School 14.6% 246
Harold Steele Elementary School 27.3% 245
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School 10.2% 244
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School 5% 242
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School 23.8% 239
Khalsa School 61.3% 238
Howell Peter Elementary 26.3% 236
Hermosa Montessori Charter 64.3% 230
Helen Keeling Elementary School 13.5% 230
Cavett Elementary School 4.8% 227
Canyon Rose Academy 27.9% 219
Cragin Elementary School 19.6% 219
Marion Donaldson Elementary School 34% 212
Frances J. Warren Elementary School 7.8% 205
Ombudsman – Charter Valencia 8.8% 204
W. Arthur Sewel Elementary School 27% 200
Holladay Intermediate Magnet School 5.9% 186
Ford Elementary 34.1% 182
Great Expectations Academy 43.8% 176
Mountain Rose Academy 40% 170
AmeriSchools Academy – Country Club 13.2% 167
City High School 43.3% 164
MCAT High School 50.3% 163
Altar Valley Middle School 24.2% 157
Academy of Tucson High School 52% 152
Skyview High School 12.2% 148
Desert Rose Academy Charter School 23.1% 147
Hudlow Elementary School 24% 146
Civano Charter School 46.2% 143
Academy of Tucson Middle School 35.2% 142
Dunham Elementary School 26.2% 141
Adventure School 27.1% 140
Academy of Tucson Elementary School 44.6% 139
Ajo High School 9.4% 139
Tucson International Academy 11% 136
Montessori Schoolhouse 35.8% 134
Collier Elementary School 45.5% 132
Amphi Academy Online 38.6% 127
ASDB Tucson Deaf School 28.3% 106
Sopori Elementary School 12.4% 105
Satori Charter School 59.8% 97
Pantano High School 46.3% 95
Envision High School 14.6% 89
Edge High School – Himmel Park 20.9% 86
Canyon Rose Academy-East 35.4% 79
Leman Virtual Academy 34.2% 73
Paulo Freire Freedom School – University 50.7% 73
Sentinel Peak High School 25% 64
EDGE High School – Northwest 49.2% 61
Vail Innovation Center 47.5% 61
Sky Islands 43.3% 60
Rillito Center 40.7% 59
Carden of Tucson 42.1% 57
Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown 34% 53
Marana Distance Learning 65.9% 41
Desert Sky Community School 60.5% 38
Highland Free School 35.5% 31


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