Morenci Unified District Superintendent Jennifer Morales (2023) | Morenci Unified District
Morenci Unified District Superintendent Jennifer Morales (2023) | Morenci Unified District
Data showed that Morenci Unified District welcomed 1,517 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 63.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Morenci Unified District roughly covers schools within Greenlee County and has a main office in Morenci.
Among the three schools in Morenci Unified District, Metcalf Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 480 students.
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.
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 | 1,449 | 920 | 63.5% |
| 2022 | 1,476 | 935 | 63.3% |
| 2023 | 1,517 | 962 | 63.4% |
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