There were 56 Asian students enrolled in Gila County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 8.2% decrease from the 61 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Gila County enrolled 6,773 students at the time. Among them, Asian students made up 0.8% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 25 schools in Gila County, Globe High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2025-26 school year, with 10 students making up 1.9% 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 Asian Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Rim Elementary School | 0.8% | 625 |
| Rice Elementary School | 1.5% | 620 |
| Globe High School | 1.9% | 539 |
| Rim Country Middle School | 0.4% | 493 |
| San Carlos High School | 1.2% | 426 |
| Destiny School | 1.8% | 396 |
| Payson Elementary School | 1% | 388 |
| Miami Junior Senior High School | 0.3% | 387 |
| Canyon Day Junior High School | 2.1% | 377 |
| High Desert Middle School | 1.7% | 356 |
| San Carlos Middle School | 1% | 296 |
| Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School | 0.8% | 251 |
| Lee Kornegay Intermediate School | 0.5% | 200 |
| Leonor Hambly K-8 | 0.5% | 194 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
