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There were 30 Latino students enrolled in Cochise Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.1% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Cochise Elementary District welcomed 85 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 35.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Cochise Elementary District roughly covers schools within Cochise County and has a main office in Cochise.

Cochise Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Latino students, welcoming 30 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Latino Students	Latino %
2021	84	23	27.4%
2022	84	33	39.3%
2023	85	30	35.3%