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There were 3,475 white students enrolled in Graham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.1% decrease from from the 3,478 white 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, white students made up 50.3% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Graham County, Thatcher High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 413 students, making up 74% 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.

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.

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
Safford High School	43.1%	836
Dorothy Stinson School	37.9%	583
Thatcher High School	74%	558
Thatcher Elementary School	68.8%	541
Pima Elementary School	68%	540
Ruth Powell Elementary School	42%	529
Lafe Nelson School	38.7%	455
Safford Middle School	39.2%	449
Pima High School	73.3%	352
Thatcher Middle School	72.1%	290
Fort Thomas High School	7.1%	253
Fort Thomas Elementary School	6.3%	221
Solomon Elementary School	39.1%	197
Pima Junior High School	71.1%	194
Discovery Plus Academy	83%	106
Bonita Elementary School	43.7%	103
Triumphant Learning Center	60.2%	98
Dan Hinton Accommodation School	63.2%	95
Mt. Graham High School	43.1%	58