There were 43 Asian students enrolled in Santa Cruz County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 22.9% increase over the 35 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Santa Cruz County enrolled 9,695 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 0.4% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 26 schools in Santa Cruz County, Nogales High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2025-26 school year, with 10 students making up 0.6% 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 Asian Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Nogales High School | 0.6% | 1,762 |
| Rio Rico High School | 0.2% | 1,355 |
| Calabasas School | 0.1% | 792 |
| Desert Shadows Middle School | 0.5% | 787 |
| Coatimundi Middle School | 0.8% | 510 |
| Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School | 0.4% | 499 |
| Wade Carpenter Middle School | 0.2% | 476 |
| Mountain View School | 1.2% | 419 |
| San Cayetano Elementary School | 0.2% | 415 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 0.5% | 382 |
| A. J. Mitchell Elementary School | 0.7% | 295 |
| Robert Bracker Elementary School | 1.1% | 267 |
| NUSD Online | 0.6% | 175 |
| Little Red Schoolhouse | 0.8% | 123 |
| Elgin Elementary School | 2.7% | 111 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
