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There were 6,057 white students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.3% decrease from from the 6,263 white 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, white students made up 33.4% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 57 schools in Cochise County, Buena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 802 students, making up 43.8% 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 White Students	Total Enrollment
Buena High School	43.8%	1,833
Douglas High School	1.3%	1,407
Joyce Clark Middle School	42.9%	669
Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	44.3%	592
Benson Primary School	60.4%	556
Tombstone High School	53.7%	451
Coronado Elementary School	58.6%	444
Benson High School	67.3%	443
Palominas Elementary School	59.8%	425
Town and Country Elementary School	48.7%	423
Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	56%	414
Willcox High School	31.8%	399
Village Meadows Elementary School	40.2%	393
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	38.6%	383
Willcox Elementary School	25.3%	371
Bereran Academy	44.7%	360
Bisbee High School	18.5%	352
Center for Academic Success #5	48.6%	352
Willcox Middle School	27.4%	303
St. David Elementary School	82.5%	303
Carmichael Elementary School	25.9%	297
Benson Middle School	61.9%	294
Bella Vista Elementary School	34.7%	285
Huachuca City School	49.2%	262
General Myer Elementary School	53.8%	253
Colonel Smith Middle School	52.6%	247
Greenway Primary School	22.6%	212
Walter J. Meyer School	57.1%	154
Center for Academic Success the #1	45%	151
Pearce Elementary School	42%	143
St. David High School	84%	125
Lowell School	32.8%	116
Elfrida Elementary School	32.1%	106
Valley Union High School	69.8%	106
Pomerene Elementary School	85.3%	102
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	33.3%	93
Cochise Elementary School	63.5%	85
Mcneal Elementary School	70.5%	44
Bowie Elementary School	26.2%	42
Double Adobe Elementary School	68.8%	32
Ash Creek Elementary	67.7%	31