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There were 2,315 Latino students enrolled in Gila County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 23.2% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Gila County welcomed 7,827 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Latino students made up 29.6% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Gila County, Copper Rim Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 282 Latino students.

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

In 2022, average scores from Arizona students were found to be in line with the national average scores for math and reading, according to the Nation's Report Card

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 Latino students	Total enrollment
Leonor Hambly K-8	86.6%	202
Hayden High School	79.8%	89
M.U.S.D. #40 - Little Vandal Preschool	67.6%	34
Miami Junior Senior High School	54.4%	491
Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School	53.3%	199
Lee Kornegay Intermediate School	50.9%	216
Copper Rim Elementary School	41.2%	684
Miami Virtual Program	37.7%	698
High Desert Middle School	34.8%	362
Liberty High School	32.8%	67
Julia Randall Elementary School	29.6%	551
Globe High School	28.5%	520
Payson Elementary School	28%	421
Rim Country Middle School	25.2%	567
Payson High School	25%	797
Destiny School	23.2%	319
Pine Strawberry Elementary School	11.2%	98
San Carlos High School	-	342
Young Elementary School	-	41
Young High School	-	13
Tonto Basin Elementary	-	77
Rice Elementary School	-	577
San Carlos Alternative High School	-	71
San Carlos Middle School	-	373
Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO)	-	18