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There were 2,165 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Gila County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.5% decrease from from the 2,315 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Gila County welcomed 7,281 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 29.7% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Gila County, Copper Rim Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 311 students, making up 40.8% 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 Hispanic or Latino Students	Total Enrollment
Payson High School	26.3%	790
Copper Rim Elementary School	40.8%	763
Julia Randall Elementary School	28.4%	574
Globe High School	34.1%	498
Miami Junior Senior High School	57%	495
Rim Country Middle School	28%	493
High Desert Middle School	37%	405
Destiny School	23.1%	338
Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School	55%	238
Leonor Hambly K-8	88.2%	221
Lee Kornegay Intermediate School	51.5%	200
Hayden High School	81.3%	91
Tonto Basin Elementary	15.5%	84
Liberty High School	31.2%	64