There were 5,503 white students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 6.1% decrease from the 5,858 white students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Cochise County enrolled 16,812 students at the time. Among them, white students made up 32.7% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 63 schools in Cochise County, Buena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2025-26 school year, with 673 students making up 42.4% of the school’s total enrollment.
Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.
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 White Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Buena High School | 42.4% | 1,587 |
| Douglas High School | 1.1% | 1,253 |
| Joyce Clark Middle School | 38.2% | 448 |
| Benson Primary School | 60.5% | 448 |
| Tombstone High School | 57.1% | 431 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 58.1% | 394 |
| Willcox High School | 33.2% | 392 |
| Joe Carlson Elementary School | 0.8% | 390 |
| Stevenson Elementary School | 2.8% | 389 |
| Benson High School | 61.5% | 377 |
| Paul H. Huber Junior High School | 0.8% | 368 |
| Willcox Elementary School | 21.7% | 359 |
| Ray Borane Middle School | 0.8% | 358 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista | 44.6% | 341 |
| Center for Academic Success #5 – Sierra Vista K-8 | 49.9% | 339 |
| Berean Academy | 41.4% | 333 |
| Willcox Middle School | 23.1% | 307 |
| Huachuca Mountain Elementary School | 48.7% | 306 |
| Clawson School | 3.6% | 306 |
| Town & Country Elementary School | 46% | 302 |
| Village Meadows Elementary School | 38.4% | 292 |
| Sarah Marley School | 1.1% | 284 |
| St. David Elementary School | 80.9% | 283 |
| Carmichael Elementary School | 28.5% | 281 |
| Bisbee High School | 18.3% | 279 |
| Benson Middle School | 54.9% | 273 |
| Naco Elementary School | 1.5% | 271 |
| Huachuca City School | 49.8% | 265 |
| Colonel Smith Middle School | 48.9% | 264 |
| Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School | 32.9% | 252 |
| New Crossroads Academy | 21.5% | 251 |
| Liberty Traditional Charter School – Saddleback | 4.2% | 239 |
| Center for Academic Success #3 – Douglas K-4 | 1.3% | 235 |
| Colonel Johnston Elementary School | 41.4% | 232 |
| General Myer Elementary School | 45.9% | 229 |
| Greenway Primary School | 18.3% | 213 |
| Bella Vista Elementary School | 33.2% | 211 |
| Palominas Elementary School | 51.9% | 206 |
| Center for Academic Success #2 – Douglas 9-12 | 0.5% | 189 |
| Pearce Elementary School | 39.8% | 161 |
| Walter J. Meyer School | 51% | 151 |
| Elfrida Elementary School | 43.2% | 125 |
| Faras Elementary School | 0.8% | 125 |
| St. David High School | 80.2% | 121 |
| Center for Academic Success #1 – Sierra Vista 9-12 | 48.3% | 116 |
| Pomerene Elementary School | 78.4% | 116 |
| Lowell School | 23.1% | 104 |
| San Simon School | 41.4% | 87 |
| Valley Union High School | 48.1% | 81 |
| Cochise Elementary School | 54.5% | 77 |
| Benson Digital Learning Center Online | 72.1% | 61 |
| PPEP TEC – Colin L. Powell Learning Center | 42.1% | 57 |
| Bowie Elementary School | 9.3% | 43 |
| Benson Digital Learning Center | 72.4% | 29 |
| Double Adobe Elementary School | 16.7% | 24 |
| Ash Creek Elementary School | 45.5% | 22 |
| McNeal Elementary School | 70% | 20 |
| Bowie High School | 15% | 20 |
| Apache Elementary School | 100% | 4 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
