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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 37.3% of Graham County’s districts student body in 2022-23 school year

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AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

There were 2,581 Hispanic students enrolled in Graham County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 37.3% of the 6,914 students in Graham County during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the five districts in Graham County, Safford Unified District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,608 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Graham County.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Ethnicities in Graham County in 2022-23 School Year
White [50.3%]American indian or alaskan native [9.9%]Hispanic [37.3%]Ethnicities <5% [1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Graham County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Solomon Elementary District56.3197
Safford Unified District54.62,943
Pima Unified District27.31,097
Thatcher Unified District25.61,849
Fort Thomas Unified District-620

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