There were 59 white students enrolled in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District schools in the 2024-25 school year, 21.3% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Santa Cruz Valley Unified District welcomed 3,606 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Santa Cruz Valley Unified District roughly covers schools within Santa Cruz County and has a main office in Rio Rico.
Among the five schools in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, Rio Rico High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 29 students.
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.
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.
Racial and ethnic enrollment data may be incomplete or suppressed due to unavailable or unreported figures for some student groups.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total White Students | White % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,506 | 69 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3,629 | 79 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,671 | 88 | 2.4% |
| 2024 | 3,622 | 75 | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 3,606 | 59 | 1.6% |
