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There were 2,581 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Graham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.9% increase over from the 2,509 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Graham County welcomed 6,914 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 37.3% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Graham County, Safford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 431 students, making up 51.6% 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
Safford High School	51.6%	836
Dorothy Stinson School	57.6%	583
Thatcher High School	22.6%	558
Thatcher Elementary School	25.9%	541
Pima Elementary School	29.6%	540
Ruth Powell Elementary School	52.6%	529
Lafe Nelson School	56.9%	455
Safford Middle School	56.6%	449
Pima High School	23.6%	352
Thatcher Middle School	23.4%	290
Solomon Elementary School	56.3%	197
Pima Junior High School	24.2%	194
Discovery Plus Academy	14.2%	106
Bonita Elementary School	54.4%	103
Triumphant Learning Center	36.7%	98
Dan Hinton Accommodation School	22.1%	95
Mt. Graham High School	55.2%	58
Henry Dunkerson Pathways Academy	54.5%	33