Thatcher Unified District Superintendent Matthew D. Petersen (2023) | Thatcher Unified District
Thatcher Unified District Superintendent Matthew D. Petersen (2023) | Thatcher Unified District
Data showed that Thatcher Unified District welcomed 1,849 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 25.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Thatcher Unified District roughly covers schools within Graham County and has a main office in Thatcher.
Among the five schools in Thatcher Unified District, Thatcher Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 140 students.
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 markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total Latino Students | Latino % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,774 | 420 | 23.7% |
| 2022 | 1,825 | 457 | 25% |
| 2023 | 1,849 | 474 | 25.6% |
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