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There were 529 African American students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 7.7% decrease from from the 573 African American students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Cochise County welcomed 18,140 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students made up 2.9% of the student body making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Cochise County, Buena High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 106 students, making up 5.8% of the school's total student body.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.

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

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 African American Students	Total Enrollment
Buena High School	5.8%	1,833
Joyce Clark Middle School	5.7%	669
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	6.4%	592
Tombstone High School	3.8%	451
Town and Country Elementary School	4%	423
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	2.7%	414
Village Meadows Elementary School	5.3%	393
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	5%	383
Bereran Academy	9.4%	360
Center for Academic Success #5	8.8%	352
Carmichael Elementary School	9.1%	297
Bella Vista Elementary School	6.3%	285
General Myer Elementary School	9.5%	253
Colonel Smith Middle School	10.1%	247
Center for Academic Success the #1	7.3%	151
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	11.8%	93