There were 13 African American students enrolled in Santa Cruz County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 18.8% decrease from the 16 African American 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, African American students made up 0.1% of the student body making them one of the most represented ethnicities in the county.
Among the 26 schools in Santa Cruz County, Mountain View School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2025-26 school year, with three students making up 0.7% of the school’s total enrollment.
Arizona’s K-12 enrollment is shifting amid a declining school-aged population, projected to drop by 40,000 by 2028, according to the Common Sense Institute.
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 African American Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Nogales High School | 0.1% | 1,762 |
| Rio Rico High School | 0.1% | 1,355 |
| Calabasas School | 0.3% | 792 |
| Desert Shadows Middle School | 0.1% | 787 |
| Coatimundi Middle School | 0.4% | 510 |
| Mountain View School | 0.7% | 419 |
| Elgin Elementary School | 0.9% | 111 |
| Patagonia Union High School | 1.4% | 71 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
