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Buena High School had the highest enrollment among Cochise County schools, welcoming 1,833 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of them were boys, and 46.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Buena High School students was white, accounting for 43.8% of the student population.

Among the 59 schools in Cochise County, Douglas High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,407 students, while Joyce Clark Middle School welcomed 669 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Buena High School is part of Sierra Vista Unified District, which roughly covers schools within Cochise County and has a main office in Sierra Vista.

In the previous school year, Buena High School also had the highest number of students among Cochise County schools.

In 2022, Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

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

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Buena High School	Sierra Vista	1,833
Douglas High School	Douglas	1,407
Joyce Clark Middle School	Sierra Vista	669
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Sierra Vista	592
Benson Primary School	Benson	556
Tombstone High School	Tombstone	451
Coronado Elementary School	Hereford	444
Benson High School	Benson	443
Paul H. Huber Junior High School	Douglas	435
Palominas Elementary School	Hereford	425
Town and Country Elementary School	Sierra Vista	423
Joe Carlson Elementary School	Douglas	419
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	Sierra Vista	414
Willcox High School	Willcox	399
Village Meadows Elementary School	Sierra Vista	393
Stevenson Elementary School	Douglas	390
Ray Borane Middle School	Douglas	388
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Sierra Vista	383
Willcox Elementary School	Willcox	371
Bereran Academy	Sierra Vista	360
Bisbee High School	Bisbee	352
Center for Academic Success #5	Sierra Vista	352
Clawson School	Douglas	346
Sarah Marley School	Douglas	312
Willcox Middle School	Willcox	303
St. David Elementary School	Saint David	303
Carmichael Elementary School	Sierra Vista	297
Benson Middle School	Benson	294
Bella Vista Elementary School	Sierra Vista	285
Naco Elementary School	Naco	276
Omega Alpha Academy School	Douglas	268
Huachuca City School	Tombstone	262
Center for Academic Success, The #3	Douglas	261
General Myer Elementary School	Fort Huachuca	253
Colonel Smith Middle School	Fort Huachuca	247
Greenway Primary School	Bisbee	212
Center for Academic Success #4	Douglas	206
PPEP TEC - Raul H. Castro Learning Center	Tucson	171
Center for Academic Success the #2	Douglas	170
Walter J. Meyer School	Tombstone	154
Center for Academic Success the #1	Sierra Vista	151
Pearce Elementary School	Pearce	143
Faras Elementary School	Douglas	141
St. David High School	Saint David	125
Lowell School	Bisbee	116
Elfrida Elementary School	Elfrida	106
Valley Union High School	Elfrida	106
Pomerene Elementary School	Pomerene	102
San Simon School	San Simon	98
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	Tucson	93
Cochise Elementary School	Cochise	85
Mcneal Elementary School	Mcneal	44
San Pedro Valley High School	Benson	43
Bowie Elementary School	Bowie	42
San Pedro Valley Online Academy	Benson	35
Double Adobe Elementary School	Mcneal	32
Ash Creek Elementary	Pearce	31
Bowie High School	Bowie	24
Apache Elementary School	Douglas	12