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
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 96.3% of the 10,213 students in Santa Cruz County during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the six districts in Santa Cruz County, Nogales Unified District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 5,648 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Santa Cruz County.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
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.
| District | % of hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Nogales Unified District | 99.2 | 5,691 |
| Santa Cruz Elementary District | 97.3 | 182 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Unified District | 96.8 | 3,671 |
| Patagonia Elementary District | 76.2 | 101 |
| Patagonia Union High School District | 69.6 | 79 |
| Sonoita Elementary District | 28.9 | 149 |
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